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24 Nov 2018, 23:59
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After conducting the autopsy, Daniel Wellington had no doubt that the highly decomposed body exhumed from a dry well in the Rivera Forests was that of Michelle Williams who had appeared on the Pygmalion show held last month at Circus Drive.
A.) had no doubt that the highly decomposed body exhumed from a dry well in the Rivera Forests was that of
B.) had no doubt that the highly decomposed body exhumed from a dry well in the Rivera Forests was
C.) had not doubted that the highly decomposed body exhumed from a dry well in the Rivera Forests was of
D.) had no doubt whether the highly decomposed body exhumed from a dry well in the Rivera Forests was that of
E.) do not doubt whether the highly decomposed body exhumed from a dry well in the Rivera Forests was
A.) had no doubt that the highly decomposed body exhumed from a dry well in the Rivera Forests was that of
B.) had no doubt that the highly decomposed body exhumed from a dry well in the Rivera Forests was
C.) had not doubted that the highly decomposed body exhumed from a dry well in the Rivera Forests was of
D.) had no doubt whether the highly decomposed body exhumed from a dry well in the Rivera Forests was that of
E.) do not doubt whether the highly decomposed body exhumed from a dry well in the Rivera Forests was
25 Nov 2018, 01:06
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anvesh004
This company employs seriously disturbed people, from writer to editor.
Writing verb questions about murdered women is all kinds of wrong.
This question is gruesome.
Strip the sentence.
Everything after the woman's name is useless, stupid, and designed to confuse.
W. [had no doubt that] the body was [that of] M.W.
Split # 1 Verb problems
• correct verb? The verb should be simple past HAD (as in possessed, harbored, "owned")
EDIT, thanks to kchen1994's question: Options A, B, and D correctly contain had in the simple past tense.
In those cases, had no doubt means possessed, harbored, or entertained no doubt.
• Sequence? GMAC prefers simple past (and simple present).
Past perfect (the "past of the past") is used if sequence is unclear.
Past perfect is not used when we can figure out the sequence.
We use simple past, when the sentence contains
-- words that reveal sequence: before, after, previously, subsequently
-- date or time markers
This question begins with AFTER.
Sequence is clear. Use simple past
C) incorrectly uses the past perfect: "had not doubted that"
-- simple sequence = simple past. The word "AFTER" gives us the sequence
E) contains subject/verb disagreement
Wellington "do not doubt whether" S/V disagreement
Do is for the first person, I. Wellington, third person, should get does.
Eliminate C and E
• Split #2: IDIOM - in the negative, the word doubt is followed by that. (not whether)
Idiomatically, in the negative (if we use the word "no" or "not"),
we say "I have no doubt that," or "There is no doubt that."
Incorrect: I have no doubt whether
D) incorrectly and undiomatically uses "had no doubt whether"
-- Whether is incorrect when doubt is used in the negative. Should be had no doubt THAT
-- (D) is akin to saying that "W had no doubt that doubt."
Eliminate D
Split #3: Improper comparison
Comparing a physical body with a human being is incorrect.
(This question gets worse. Fascination with abomination.
Who writes questions about murdered women?)
Option (B) asserts that the body was the person:
"...the body was [PAST TENSE OF BE]... M. W."
A body cannot BE a person.
Eliminate (B)
By contrast, (A) states that
... the body was that of M.W.
A body can be part of a person. That's correct.
The answer is A
General Discussion
05 Dec 2018, 17:40
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Can someone explain the use of HAD in this sentence. What are the sequences of events?
Is my train of thought correct:
1) no doubt BEFORE
2) autopsy conducted
Hence the use of HAD
Is my train of thought correct:
1) no doubt BEFORE
2) autopsy conducted
Hence the use of HAD
