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Can anyone please explain why it is not C??

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Can anyone please explain why it is not C??

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C uses " constituted", past form..
we are talking of decline of something that is existing, so constitutes is the correct tense form.
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Can anyone please explain why it is not C??

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Use of "what constituted" would distort the intended meaning of aforementioned sentence, particularly stating that the constituent of a good secondary school education is not existing anymore -and has changed for that matter- and stating that is incorrect. However, "what constitutes" rectifies the error and conveys intact meaning of the original sentence.

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Critics fear that the decline in what constitutes a good secondary school education have weakened this country's standing in the world.


A. in what constitutes a good secondary school education have

B. in what constitutes a good secondary school education has

C. in what constituted a good secondary school education has

D. in what constituted a good secondary school education have

E. in constituting a good secondary school education has

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Can you share your thoughts about when using the dependent clause with 'what.........' could be right and when be wrong? There are lots of OG questions where this phrase its wrong?

What change in meaning in choice E?

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