George s personal diary and album formed the basis for his

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George’s personal diary and album formed  the basis for his book about the places he had visited.

• the basis for his book about the places he had visited. 
• the basis for his book regarding the places he had visited. 
• the basis of his book about the places he visited. 
• the basis of his book about the places which he had visited. 
• the basis of his book about the places he had visited.

JohnLewis1980 · Answer

Hi mates,

IMO  E

First, I think it should be "the basis of" and not "the basis for". Therefore, A and B out.

Then, I think past perfect is needed: the action of visiting cities started in the past and ended also in the past. So C out.

Between D and E, E is simpler withour "which"

OA and Source?

Cheers

SlavaYura · Answer

A  seems to be the correct answer. Choices C through E can be eliminated due to the use of  of  after  the basis  which is incorrect ( form the basis for  is correct). Book can be  about  or  on  some topic or something. Therefore, the only choice satisfying the criteria is  A .

bigtreezl · Answer

tough one, but i'll go with E

Reasoning
1. basis of
2. he had visited implies a specific trip. He visited is more general, changing the meaning slightly

chicagocubsrule · Answer

Tricky question but I'll also go with E.

SlavaYura · Answer

Firstly,  basis of  is not idiomatic English, and you are likely to be wrong choosing anything among C, D, or E. Use of Part Perfect implies the fact that he travelled prior to writing a book.
Therefore, I still stick to  A .

JohnLewis1980 · Answer

In fact, the idiom is in the basis of...

alpha_plus_gamma · Answer

IMO, both 'basis of' and 'basis for' are correct but here 'basis for' is more deserving candidate. I will go for A.

ritula · Answer

I will go with E for the use of "basis of" and use of past perfect sense which means he had already visited the places before writing the book

xALIx · Answer

C
I believe the idiom is "basis of", and we don't need "had".

SlavaYura · Answer

Actually the idiom is form the basis for , while the basis of may also be used but without the verb form preceding it . Here is a screenshot of Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary of the basis entry. Take that into account. :!:

unplugged · Answer

I've heard and come across the sentences using both 'for' and 'of' when the word 'form' precedes 'basis'

I'll go with E

Cheers,
Unplugged

x2suresh · Answer

OA is C..

Don't about the source.. Got it online from other forum..

George s personal diary and album formed the basis for his

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