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Amidst the constant turbulence of daily life, the artist contemplated about his latest masterpiece, which he had been working on since the last six months, hoping to perfect it before the art exhibition.
A. contemplated about his latest masterpiece, which he had been working on since the last six months, hoping to perfect it before the art exhibition.
B. has been contemplating his latest masterpiece, which he had been working on since the last six months, hoping to perfect it before the art exhibition.
C. had contemplated his latest masterpiece, which he had been working on since the last six months, hoping to perfect it before the art exhibition.
D. had been contemplating his latest masterpiece, which he has been working on since the last six months, hoping to perfect it before the art exhibition.
E. had been contemplating his latest masterpiece, which he had been working on for the last six months, hoping to perfect it before the art exhibition.
A. contemplated about his latest masterpiece, which he had been working on since the last six months, hoping to perfect it before the art exhibition.
B. has been contemplating his latest masterpiece, which he had been working on since the last six months, hoping to perfect it before the art exhibition.
C. had contemplated his latest masterpiece, which he had been working on since the last six months, hoping to perfect it before the art exhibition.
D. had been contemplating his latest masterpiece, which he has been working on since the last six months, hoping to perfect it before the art exhibition.
E. had been contemplating his latest masterpiece, which he had been working on for the last six months, hoping to perfect it before the art exhibition.
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Unacademy Official Explanation:
Option E is the correct answer because it uses the past perfect continuous tense "had been contemplating" and "had been working" to show that the artist was thinking and working on his masterpiece for a period of time in the past, which is the correct tense to use in this context.
Option A contains an error because the word "about" is unnecessary in the phrase "contemplated about his latest masterpiece". The correct phrase is "contemplated his latest masterpiece".
Option B is incorrect because it uses the present perfect tense "has been contemplating" instead of the past perfect continuous tense "had been contemplating". Since the artist was thinking about his masterpiece in the past, the past tense is required.
Option C is incorrect because it uses the past tense "had contemplated" instead of the past perfect continuous tense "had been contemplating". The artist had been thinking about his masterpiece for a period of time, so continuous tense is necessary.
Option D is incorrect because it uses the present perfect tense "has been working" instead of the past perfect continuous tense "had been working". The artist had completed his work in the past, so the past tense is required.
So, option (E) is correct.
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A. contemplated about his latest masterpiece, which he had been working on since the last six months, hoping to perfect it before the art exhibition.
Incorrect. This option incorrectly uses the preposition "about" after "contemplated". The correct usage is "contemplated his latest masterpiece". "since the last six months" is incorrect. It should be "for the last six months".
B. has been contemplating his latest masterpiece, which he had been working on since the last six months, hoping to perfect it before the art exhibition.
Incorrect. This option incorrectly uses the present perfect continuous tense "has been contemplating" to describe an action in the past. "since the last six months" is incorrect. It should be "for the last six months".
C. had contemplated his latest masterpiece, which he had been working on since the last six months, hoping to perfect it before the art exhibition.
Incorrect. This option incorrectly uses the past perfect tense "had contemplated" to describe an ongoing action in the past. "since the last six months" is incorrect. It should be "for the last six months".
D. had been contemplating his latest masterpiece, which he has been working on since the last six months, hoping to perfect it before the art exhibition.
Incorrect. This option incorrectly uses the present perfect continuous tense "has been working" to describe an action in the past. "since the last six months" is incorrect. It should be "for the last six months".
E. had been contemplating his latest masterpiece, which he had been working on for the last six months, hoping to perfect it before the art exhibition.
This option is grammatically correct and concise
