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Should'nt it be "any other administration".

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Good point Rakesh1987, though don't you think the 'almost' can take care of that?
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I think almost can't be used to exclude itself; there is no ambiguity in the fact that one cant be better than oneself. Almost is for other administrations.

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Apparently mistaking the United Nations General Assembly for a campaign stop, The President opened his annual address on Tuesday by boasting that his administration has accomplished more than almost any administration since 1940.


A) Apparently mistaking the United Nations General Assembly for a campaign stop, The President opened his annual address on Tuesday by boasting that his administration has accomplished more than almost any administration since 1940.


Correct as written.

B) The President opened his annual address by boasting that his administration has accomplished more than almost any administration since 1940, apparently mistaking the United Nations General Assembly for a campaign stop on Tuesday.

Placement of "ON TUESDAY" is incorrect as it gives the impression that the act of "mistaking X for Y" was done on Tuesday. But the intended meaning is "President addressed on Tuesday". Also, it is better to place the modifier first the then the IC it is modifying.

C) Apparently mistaking the United Nations General Assembly for a campaign stop on Tuesday, The President opened his annual address by boasting that his administration has accomplished more than almost any administration since 1940.

Placement of "ON TUESDAY" is incorrect as it gives the impression that the mistaking X for Y was made on Tuesday. But he intended meaning is "President addressed on Tuesday"

D) Apparently mistaking the United Nations General Assembly for a campaign stop, The President opened his annual address on Tuesday by boasting that his administration had accomplished more than almost any administration since 1940.

Use of "had" is wrong. We can't say the act of accomplishment is over before the president's address. So go with the original statement.

E) Apparently mistaking the United Nations General Assembly for a campaign stop on Tuesday, The President opened his annual address by boasting about his administration having accomplished more than almost any administration since 1940.

Placement of "ON TUESDAY" is incorrect as it gives the impression that the mistaking X for Y was made on Tuesday. But he intended meaning is "President addressed on Tuesday"

Also, use of "having" is incorrect.
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Apparently mistaking the United Nations General Assembly for a campaign stop, The President opened his annual address on Tuesday by boasting that his administration has accomplished more than almost any administration since 1940.

I took the marked sentence as and ADVERB Phrase since in all the options the sentence almost remained same and was placed after a comma.

I dont know how to decide the sequence of tenses, mainly with both present and past perfect tenses.

can someone explain?
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Hi chikki420, look at cue words and context. Eg. here since 1940 is a cue word that present perfect is required.

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