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If the Metropolitan Museum of Art had not decided to display together the 34 paintings, 58 works on paper, two sculptures and sundry items including prints that have made up its Picasso collection, some truths and questions about the most important figure of 20th century Western art might not have been aired.
A) If the Metropolitan Museum of Art had not decided to display together the 34 paintings, 58 works on paper, two sculptures and sundry items including prints that have made up its Picasso collection
B) If the Metropolitan Museum of Art had not decided to display together the 34 paintings, 58 works on paper, two sculptures and sundry items including prints that make up its Picasso collection
C) If the Metropolitan Museum of Art would not have decided to display together the 34 paintings, 58 works on paper, two sculptures and sundry items including prints, that make up its Picasso collection
D) If the Metropolitan Museum of Art would not have decided to display together the 34 paintings, 58 works on paper, two sculptures and sundry items including prints that have made up its Picasso collection
E) If the Metropolitan Museum of Art had decided to display together the 34 paintings, 58 works on paper, two sculptures and sundry items including prints, making up its Picasso collection
A) If the Metropolitan Museum of Art had not decided to display together the 34 paintings, 58 works on paper, two sculptures and sundry items including prints that have made up its Picasso collection
B) If the Metropolitan Museum of Art had not decided to display together the 34 paintings, 58 works on paper, two sculptures and sundry items including prints that make up its Picasso collection
C) If the Metropolitan Museum of Art would not have decided to display together the 34 paintings, 58 works on paper, two sculptures and sundry items including prints, that make up its Picasso collection
D) If the Metropolitan Museum of Art would not have decided to display together the 34 paintings, 58 works on paper, two sculptures and sundry items including prints that have made up its Picasso collection
E) If the Metropolitan Museum of Art had decided to display together the 34 paintings, 58 works on paper, two sculptures and sundry items including prints, making up its Picasso collection
Can we have discussion on A vs B?
How the present perfect distorts the sentence?
How the present perfect distorts the sentence?
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17 Jan 2013, 13:36
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Only difference between A vs. B is "prints that have made up" & "prints that make up" construction.
(A) If the Metropolitan Museum of Art had not decided to display together the 34 paintings, 58 works on paper, two sculptures and sundry items including prints that have made up its Picasso collection
-- "prints that have made up its Picasso collection" is incorrect. There is no need of present perfect tense with past verb. The 'Prints' still make up the Picasso collection. Hence simple present tense is appropriate
(B) If the Metropolitan Museum of Art had not decided to display together the 34 paintings, 58 works on paper, two sculptures and sundry items including prints that make up its Picasso collection
"prints that make up its Picasso" is correctly using simple present tense stating these prints are still (at present) part of Picasso collection.
Hence choice(B) is the answer.
(A) If the Metropolitan Museum of Art had not decided to display together the 34 paintings, 58 works on paper, two sculptures and sundry items including prints that have made up its Picasso collection
-- "prints that have made up its Picasso collection" is incorrect. There is no need of present perfect tense with past verb. The 'Prints' still make up the Picasso collection. Hence simple present tense is appropriate
(B) If the Metropolitan Museum of Art had not decided to display together the 34 paintings, 58 works on paper, two sculptures and sundry items including prints that make up its Picasso collection
"prints that make up its Picasso" is correctly using simple present tense stating these prints are still (at present) part of Picasso collection.
Hence choice(B) is the answer.
17 Jan 2013, 13:50
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Agree with PraPon
A- 'have made up' indicate that A,B,C,and D including E.... were part of the collection ONLY till that point (when museum displayed all of them together)
while B says--'that make up' -indicating that these items are still a part of the collection. We have No reason or information that tells us otherwise. So B>A
A- 'have made up' indicate that A,B,C,and D including E.... were part of the collection ONLY till that point (when museum displayed all of them together)
while B says--'that make up' -indicating that these items are still a part of the collection. We have No reason or information that tells us otherwise. So B>A
