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Since the Bronze Age, the cultures of the region have fallen into three groups: the Minoan culture, the Cycladic culture, and the Helladic culture.
(A) have fallen into three groups: the Minoan culture, the Cycladic culture, and the Helladic culture.
(B) had fallen into three groups: the Minoan culture, the Cycladic culture, and the Helladic culture.
(C) have fallen into three groups; the Minoan culture, the Cycladic culture, and the Helladic culture.
(D) fall into three groups: the Minoan culture, the Cycladic culture, and the Helladic culture.
(E) are falling into three groups; the Minoan culture, the Cycladic culture, and the Helladic culture.
Since the Bronze Age, the cultures of the region have fallen into three groups: the Minoan culture, the Cycladic culture, and the Helladic culture.
(A) have fallen into three groups: the Minoan culture, the Cycladic culture, and the Helladic culture.
(B) had fallen into three groups: the Minoan culture, the Cycladic culture, and the Helladic culture.
(C) have fallen into three groups; the Minoan culture, the Cycladic culture, and the Helladic culture.
(D) fall into three groups: the Minoan culture, the Cycladic culture, and the Helladic culture.
(E) are falling into three groups; the Minoan culture, the Cycladic culture, and the Helladic culture.
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08 Jan 2022, 18:52
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Solution:
This question is testing verb tenses. It begins with “since” + past time. In the context of this sentence, we have something that started in the past and continues to the present day. So we need the present perfect tense. Thus we can rule out B, D, and E.
This question also tests punctuation. A list such as this must begin with a colon, not a semicolon. Thus we can rule out C and E.
A: Correct
BDE: Incorrect tense: present perfect for continuation
CE: Incorrect usage of semicolon for a list
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21 Dec 2021, 07:14
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We need to pick one of them : have fallen/had fallen/fall/are falling.
As there are no sequential events from past, Eliminate had fallen,
As since is present, we need to use the Present Perfect tense. have fallen
(B) had fallen into three groups: the Minoan culture, the Cycladic culture, and the Helladic culture.
(D) fall into three groups: the Minoan culture, the Cycladic culture, and the Helladic culture.
(E) are falling into three groups; the Minoan culture, the Cycladic culture, and the Helladic culture.
(A) have fallen into three groups: the Minoan culture, the Cycladic culture, and the Helladic culture. No error.
(C) have fallen into three groups; the Minoan culture, the Cycladic culture, and the Helladic culture. No need for the ';' as it provides the examples.
IMO A
