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Before the storm destroyed much of the harbor, this town, with sandy beaches and multiple opportunities for sports, was one of the most popular resort destinations on the East Coast.
A. this town, with sandy beaches and multiple opportunities for sports, was one of the most popular resort destinations on the East Coast
B. this town had been one of the most popular resort destinations on the East Coast, which had sandy beaches and multiple opportunities for sports
C. with sandy beaches and multiple opportunities for sports, this town has been one of the most popular resort destinations on the East Coast
D. this town had sandy beaches and multiple opportunities for sports and had been one of the most popular resort destinations on the East Coast
E. this town was one of the most popular resort destinations on the East Coast, which included sandy beaches and multiple opportunities for sports
A. this town, with sandy beaches and multiple opportunities for sports, was one of the most popular resort destinations on the East Coast
B. this town had been one of the most popular resort destinations on the East Coast, which had sandy beaches and multiple opportunities for sports
C. with sandy beaches and multiple opportunities for sports, this town has been one of the most popular resort destinations on the East Coast
D. this town had sandy beaches and multiple opportunities for sports and had been one of the most popular resort destinations on the East Coast
E. this town was one of the most popular resort destinations on the East Coast, which included sandy beaches and multiple opportunities for sports
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Use of past perfect alongwith "before" is redundant.
Example:
Correct: I finished (simple past) my homework before my father came home.
Correct: I had finished (past perfect) my homework when my father came home.
Observe "before" at the beginning of the sentence: the prior incidence therefore should be in simple past, not in past perfect.
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Before the storm destroyed much of the harbor, this town, with sandy beaches and multiple opportunities for sports, was one of the most popular resort destinations on the East Coast.
A. this town, with sandy beaches and multiple opportunities for sports, was one of the most popular resort destinations on the East Coast
B. this town had been one of the most popular resort destinations on the East Coast, which had sandy beaches and multiple opportunities for sports
C. with sandy beaches and multiple opportunities for sports, this town has been one of the most popular resort destinations on the East Coast
D. this town had sandy beaches and multiple opportunities for sports and had been one of the most popular resort destinations on the East Coast
E. this town was one of the most popular resort destinations on the East Coast, which included sandy beaches and multiple opportunities for sports
Use of past perfect along with "before" is redundant.
Example:
Correct: I finished (simple past) my homework before my father came home.
Correct: I had finished (past perfect) my homework when my father came home.
Observe "before" at the beginning of the sentence: the prior incidence therefore should be in simple past, not in the past perfect.
A. CORRECT. The word “before” indicates the chronological order of the verbs “destroyed” and “was”. Therefore use of past perfect “had been” is not required - use of simple past “ was” is alright.
The modifier “with sandy beaches and multiple opportunities for sports” is correctly placed, modifying the noun “town”.
B. Use of past perfect “had been” is redundant along with the word “before”.
The modifier “which had sandy beaches and multiple opportunities for sports” wrongly modifies “East Coast” instead of “town”. The intended meaning is that the town was a popular tourist destination because of its sandy beaches and multiple opportunities for sports. Positioning the modifier after “East Coast” distorts this meaning.
C. It is not clear what is referred to by the prepositional phrase modifier “with sandy beaches and multiple opportunities for sports”. Positioning the modifier in between two nouns “harbor” and “town” makes it unclear which of these two nouns the modifier refers to.
Use of present perfect “has been” is wrong. In the sentence another verb “destroyed” is used in the simple past. Therefore it is wrong to depict an action that occurred prior to an action in the simple past by present perfect tense.
D. Joining the two parts “had sandy beaches…” and “had been one of the …” by the conjunction “and” breaks the bearing between these parts. It appears from the construction that the verb “had” has no bearing on the verb “had been”. The relation that the town was a popular holiday destination because of the sandy beaches and multiple opportunities for sports is lost because of using the conjunction “and”.
Use of past perfect “had been” is redundant along with the word “before”.
E. The modifier “which included sandy beaches and multiple opportunities for sports” wrongly modifies “East Coast” instead of “town”. The intended meaning is that the town was a popular tourist destination because of its sandy beaches and multiple opportunities for sports. Positioning the modifier after “East Coast” distorts this meaning.
Answer: A
Before the storm destroyed much of the harbor, this town, with sandy beaches and multiple opportunities for sports, was one of the most popular resort destinations on the East Coast.
A. this town, with sandy beaches and multiple opportunities for sports, was one of the most popular resort destinations on the East Coast
B. this town had been one of the most popular resort destinations on the East Coast, which had sandy beaches and multiple opportunities for sports
C. with sandy beaches and multiple opportunities for sports, this town has been one of the most popular resort destinations on the East Coast
D. this town had sandy beaches and multiple opportunities for sports and had been one of the most popular resort destinations on the East Coast
E. this town was one of the most popular resort destinations on the East Coast, which included sandy beaches and multiple opportunities for sports
Use of past perfect along with "before" is redundant.
Example:
Correct: I finished (simple past) my homework before my father came home.
Correct: I had finished (past perfect) my homework when my father came home.
Observe "before" at the beginning of the sentence: the prior incidence therefore should be in simple past, not in the past perfect.
A. CORRECT. The word “before” indicates the chronological order of the verbs “destroyed” and “was”. Therefore use of past perfect “had been” is not required - use of simple past “ was” is alright.
The modifier “with sandy beaches and multiple opportunities for sports” is correctly placed, modifying the noun “town”.
B. Use of past perfect “had been” is redundant along with the word “before”.
The modifier “which had sandy beaches and multiple opportunities for sports” wrongly modifies “East Coast” instead of “town”. The intended meaning is that the town was a popular tourist destination because of its sandy beaches and multiple opportunities for sports. Positioning the modifier after “East Coast” distorts this meaning.
C. It is not clear what is referred to by the prepositional phrase modifier “with sandy beaches and multiple opportunities for sports”. Positioning the modifier in between two nouns “harbor” and “town” makes it unclear which of these two nouns the modifier refers to.
Use of present perfect “has been” is wrong. In the sentence another verb “destroyed” is used in the simple past. Therefore it is wrong to depict an action that occurred prior to an action in the simple past by present perfect tense.
D. Joining the two parts “had sandy beaches…” and “had been one of the …” by the conjunction “and” breaks the bearing between these parts. It appears from the construction that the verb “had” has no bearing on the verb “had been”. The relation that the town was a popular holiday destination because of the sandy beaches and multiple opportunities for sports is lost because of using the conjunction “and”.
Use of past perfect “had been” is redundant along with the word “before”.
E. The modifier “which included sandy beaches and multiple opportunities for sports” wrongly modifies “East Coast” instead of “town”. The intended meaning is that the town was a popular tourist destination because of its sandy beaches and multiple opportunities for sports. Positioning the modifier after “East Coast” distorts this meaning.
Answer: A
