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Over half of all the agricultural products in the world, including tomatoes, potatoes, and tapioca was first grown by the indigenous populations of Centural and South America.
a) was first grown
b) was grown for the first time
c) was grown for at first.
d) were grown at first
e) were first grown
What's the difference between d and e in terms of meaning?
Why not d?
a) was first grown
b) was grown for the first time
c) was grown for at first.
d) were grown at first
e) were first grown
What's the difference between d and e in terms of meaning?
Why not d?
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28 Jan 2012, 13:00
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D is structurally ok, but changes the meaning.
in the text it is said that these foods were the 1st that grew in that places. but in D it is said, that these foods first grew in that places (then in other ones)
in the text it is said that these foods were the 1st that grew in that places. but in D it is said, that these foods first grew in that places (then in other ones)
28 Jan 2012, 13:45
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At wrongly indicating place, where the agriculturals were produced. But the sentence telling who (indigenous people) produced first.
