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Last night the weather forecaster announced that this is the most rainy season the area has had in the past decade.

A. this is the most rainy season the
B. this has been the most rainy season the
C. this was the most rainy season the
D. this is noted as the most rainy season the
E. this is the rainiest season the

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“Rainiest” is the superlative form of the adjective “rainy.” (“Rainier” is the comparative.) Using “most”/”more” plus the original adjective instead of its superlative/comparative form when it has one is incorrect with one-syllable adjectives and usually awkward with two-syllable adjectives.

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Isn't the answer very subjective?

Why can't it be C?
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Isn't the answer very subjective?

Why can't it be C?
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This is testing comparison. They are comparing the current rainy season to those over the past decade, hence the superlative must be used “-est” when comparing between two things while most rainy does the same job I believe, rainiest is more concise. Someone please correct me if I am wrong.

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Last night the weather forecaster announced that this is the most rainy season the area has had in the past decade.

A. this is the most rainy season the
B. this has been the most rainy season the
C. this was the most rainy season the
D. this is noted as the most rainy season the
E. this is the rainiest season the

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Isnt there a verb tense mismatch in answer E.

I eliminated it as I thought, usage of simple present and past perfect in the same sentence is incorrect.

Can someone please explain.
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IMO the question is wrong. There is no “Most rainy season”. In fact substituting “rainy season” with with “rains” seems like a better way to go.

And if still had to choose I would go with C.
Choice E seems idiomatically incorrect. We never say the rainiest season.

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Can anyone explain what is wrong with option B?
the rainy season is still in effect so why the usage of has is incorrect?
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Can anyone explain what is wrong with option B?
the rainy season is still in effect so why the usage of has is incorrect?
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Hello jatin093,

We hope this finds you well.

To answer your query, Option B uses the present perfect tense verb "has been" ("has + past participle - "been" in this case); this tense is used to refer to events that concluded in the past but continue to affect the present, and, as you have pointed out, the rainy season is still ongoing.

We hope this helps.

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Can anyone explain what is wrong with option B?
the rainy season is still in effect so why the usage of has is incorrect?


To answer your query, Option B uses the present perfect tense verb "has been" ("has + past participle - "been" in this case); this tense is used to refer to events that concluded in the past but continue to affect the present, and, as you have pointed out, the rainy season is still ongoing.

We hope this helps.

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Isn't the present perfect supposed to refer to actions that have started in the past (may not have concluded) which still have a continued effect today?

E.g. They have known each other since 1987.

They cannot conclude knowing each other, and it's still ongoing, but you can't use "They know each other since 1987".

My sense is that it's okay to use either the simple present or present perfect tense because of the use of the present perfect tense later in the sentence (i.e. "the area has had") .

The main distinction is the use of the correct superlative "rainiest*, Vs most rainy

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