Founded in 1983, the magazine increased its circulation more than double since then, and its advertising.
[A] increased its circulation more than double since then,
has since increased its circulation more than double,
[C] has since more than doubled its circulation
[D] since then more than doubled its circulation
[E] more than doubled its circulation since then
The given OA is C.
I came down to the options C and D. Option D seems to be a more lucrative option in this case.
simple past tense and present perfect tense - what is the difference between the two...
I feel the correct answer can be any of the two.
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The usage of Past Perfect Tense is a doubt here.
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[email protected] wrote:Founded in 1983, the magazine increased its circulation more than double since then, and its advertising.
[A] increased its circulation more than double since then,
has since increased its circulation more than double,
[C] has since more than doubled its circulation
[D] since then more than doubled its circulation
[E] more than doubled its circulation since then
The given OA is C.
I came down to the options C and D. Option D seems to be a more lucrative option in this case.
simple past tense and present perfect tense - what is the difference between the two...
I feel the correct answer can be any of the two.
IMO SINCE THEN can be used only for PERFECT tense (not for past) and therefore D is wrong
