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08 Apr 2021, 04:30
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Horace Mann's leadership methods and his areas of reform - the separation into classes by age, the reduction of flogging, the establishment of state-wide school systems instead of local districts - was as radical in his own time as it is standard for ours.
(A) was as radical in his own time as it is
(B) were as radical in his own time as they are
(C) has been as radical to his own time as they are
(D) had been as radical to his own time as it was
(E) have been as radical in his own time as
(A) was as radical in his own time as it is
(B) were as radical in his own time as they are
(C) has been as radical to his own time as they are
(D) had been as radical to his own time as it was
(E) have been as radical in his own time as
15 Apr 2021, 04:45
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OFFICIAL EXPLANATION
B
To make things simpler, ignore the phrase between the dashes. So, to abbreviate: "Mann"s methods and his areas of reform was as radical. . . " When two nouns are combined with the word "and", they become plural, so the verb should be plural. That eliminates (A) and (C).
(B)'s verbs make sense. "Were" is plural and past-tense, reflecting the reference to "his own time". "They are" is correct as well - "they" refers to the methods and areas of reform, while "are" is present tense, as it refers to "our" time.
(D) is incorrect: the past perfect tense ("had been") is only correct when there are two separate events in the past. There is only one reference to the past ("his own time") in the sentence. (E) is incorrect, since "have been" is present perfect, while "his own time" should be in the past. Choice (B) is correct.
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08 Apr 2021, 04:35
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A) was as radical in his own time as it is
(B) were as radical in his own time as they are - correct
(C) has been as radical to his own time as they are
(D) had been as radical to his own time as it was
(E) have been as radical in his own time as
(B) were as radical in his own time as they are - correct
(C) has been as radical to his own time as they are
(D) had been as radical to his own time as it was
(E) have been as radical in his own time as
