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14 Jul 2011, 20:46
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Being a u.s. citizen since 1988 and born in Calcutta in 1940, author Bharati Mukherjee has lived in England and Canada, and first came to the U.S. in 1961.
A. Being a u.s. citizen since 1988 and born in Calcutta in 1940, author BM has
B. Having been a u.s. citizen since 1988, she was born in Calcutta in 1940; author BM
C. Born in Calcutta in 1940, author BM became a u.s. citizen in 1988; she has
D. Being born in Calcutta in 1940 and having been a u.s. citizen since 1988, author BM
E. Having been born in Calcutta in 1940 and being a u.s. citizen since 1988, author BM
The official answer is C,
but how could you use present perfect tense in a context like this? Shouldn't it be"She had lived in England and Canada" rather than "has"? I thought this sentence meant that she lived in England and Canada before she came to U.S.
A. Being a u.s. citizen since 1988 and born in Calcutta in 1940, author BM has
B. Having been a u.s. citizen since 1988, she was born in Calcutta in 1940; author BM
C. Born in Calcutta in 1940, author BM became a u.s. citizen in 1988; she has
D. Being born in Calcutta in 1940 and having been a u.s. citizen since 1988, author BM
E. Having been born in Calcutta in 1940 and being a u.s. citizen since 1988, author BM
The official answer is C,
but how could you use present perfect tense in a context like this? Shouldn't it be"She had lived in England and Canada" rather than "has"? I thought this sentence meant that she lived in England and Canada before she came to U.S.
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14 Jul 2011, 21:07
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The answer uses present perfect tense. Which means the action or the effect of the action is still ON. The author wants to point out that Bharati Mukherjee has been to England and canada, the effect is still continuing.
IMO C
14 Jul 2011, 21:32
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If that's what it's intended to convey, why doesn't the answer list out the actions chronologically? "She came to the U.S. in 1961 and has lived in England and Canada" would be much clearer and more logical
