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In 1860, the Philological Society launched its effort to create a dictionary more comprehensive than the world had ever seen; although the project would take more than 60 years to complete, the Oxford English Dictionary had been born.
a) would take more than 60 years to complete, the Oxford English Dictionary had been
b) took more than 60 years to complete, the Oxford English Dictionary was
c) would take more than 60 years to complete, the Oxford English Dictionary was being
d) would take more than 60 years to complete, the Oxford English Dictionary was
e) took more than 60 years to complete, the Oxford English Dictionary was about to be
Can someone explain the answer
a) would take more than 60 years to complete, the Oxford English Dictionary had been
b) took more than 60 years to complete, the Oxford English Dictionary was
c) would take more than 60 years to complete, the Oxford English Dictionary was being
d) would take more than 60 years to complete, the Oxford English Dictionary was
e) took more than 60 years to complete, the Oxford English Dictionary was about to be
Can someone explain the answer
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02 Aug 2009, 19:51
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a) would take more than 60 years to complete, the Oxford English Dictionary [strike]had been[/strike]
b) [strike]took[/strike]more than 60 years to complete, the Oxford English Dictionary was
c) would take more than 60 years to complete, the Oxford English Dictionary [strike]was being[/strike]
d) would take more than 60 years to complete, the Oxford English Dictionary was
e) [strike]took[/strike]more than 60 years to complete, the Oxford English Dictionary [strike]was about to be[/strike]
b) [strike]took[/strike]more than 60 years to complete, the Oxford English Dictionary was
c) would take more than 60 years to complete, the Oxford English Dictionary [strike]was being[/strike]
d) would take more than 60 years to complete, the Oxford English Dictionary was
e) [strike]took[/strike]more than 60 years to complete, the Oxford English Dictionary [strike]was about to be[/strike]
02 Aug 2009, 21:32
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This is really a tricky one. After re-reading it.. even B seems fine.
For the curious cat...what level of difficulty is this?
For the curious cat...what level of difficulty is this?
