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During the infant’s first physical exam last week, the parents were surprised to learn that his blood type was O negative, as their blood types are each B positive.
A. was
B. had been
C. has been
D. is
E. was being
A. was
B. had been
C. has been
D. is
E. was being
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The blood type is a fact => use present simple tense => IMO D
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VERITAS PREP OFFICIAL SOLUTION:
With only one word underlined in this problem, the decision point is obvious: tense. In (A) and (E) you have two versions of the past tense (simple past and past continuous); in (B), you have the past perfect tense and in (C) the present perfect tense; in (D) the present tense. While the verb starting the sentence is in the past tense (were), the verb commanded by “blood type” cannot logically be in the past, even though it might seem appropriate. Why? Blood types don’t change! Whenever you are referencing something that is constant or a universal truth, use the present tense. If you say “was” in this case, it somehow implies that it could be different now and this is nonsensical. The perfect tenses in (B) and (C) are even less logical and the “was being” is clearly incorrect – the “being” is redundant and the past tense of any kind is illogical as explained above. Correct answer is (D). Note the hint given by the non-underlined portion – “their blood types are each…” in making this decision.
