The U.S. Forest Service, then five years old, decided to put out every fire in its domain, and
within three decades the agency formulated what it called the 10 A.M. policy, directing that fires be extinguished quicker than they had been in the past.A. within three decades the agency formulated what it called the 10 A.M. policy, directing that fires be extinguished
quicker than they had been in the past.
B. within three decades the agency has formulated what it called the 10 A.M. policy, directing that fires be extinguished
quicker than they had been in the past.
C. within three decades the agency had formulated what it called the 10 A.M. policy, directing that fires be extinguished
quicker than they had been in the past.
D. within three decades the agency formulated what it called the 10 A.M. policy, directing that fires be extinguished more
quickly than they had been in the past.
E. within three decades the agency
has formulated what it called the 10 A.M. policy, directing that fires be extinguished more
quickly than they had been in the past.
explanations please..
quick modifies verb (extinguished) thus we need adverbial modifier -> "quickly" ELIMINATE ABC
between D and E chose D because has formulated means it is still formulating but then uses verb CALLED in the past so formulation action should be finished....