sequence of tenses practice question

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sequence of tenses practice question

by Mike@Magoosh » Thu Aug 22, 2013 8:44 am
The people of the ancient Near East believed that the Earth's dry land first appeared when the Creator separated the "water above" from the "water below", and that there is another ocean in the sky, above the firmament.

(A) appeared when the Creator separated the "water above" from the "water below", and that there is
(B) appeared when the Creator had separated the "water above" from the "water below", and that there is
(C) appeared when the Creator separated the "water above" from the "water below", and that there was
(D) had appeared when the Creator had separated the "water above" from the "water below", and that there was
(E) appeared when the Creator had separated the "water above" from the "water below", and that there was


For a full discussion of the rules of Sequence of Tenses, as well as the answer & explanation to this particular question, please see:
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by vinay1983 » Fri Aug 23, 2013 1:52 am
Option A & C are similar!

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by Mike@Magoosh » Fri Aug 23, 2013 12:29 pm
vinay1983 wrote:Option A & C are similar!
Sorry about the typo. I corrected that.
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by inavdeep » Fri Aug 23, 2013 8:07 pm
is it E.

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by inavdeep » Fri Aug 23, 2013 8:09 pm
is it E.

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by bharath2787 » Fri Aug 23, 2013 11:34 pm
Thanks Mike.. this thread is really helpful. Tenses is one of the confusing topics of SC.

kindly let me know if you have any post on Comparisons - advanced level
Bharath

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