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In reference to the ad placed in today's newspaper, several callers expressed interest in renting the currently empty loft.

A. In reference to the ad placed in today's newspaper, several callers expressed interest in
B. Referring to the ad placed in today's newspaper, callers expressed interest about
C. Referring to the ad placed in today's newspaper, callers have expressed interest in
D. With reference to the ad placed in today's newspaper, callers frequently expressed interest about
E. When referring to the ad placed in today's newspaper, callers frequently express interest about

MEANING: Referring to the ad placed today, callers have expressed interest in renting the currently empty loft.

NOTES: "referring" imps continuous action, and "have" is the present perfect, which describes an event that happened in the past and might continue in the present. Here callers are referring in the present to the ad placed in the past - hence, the present perfect is necessary.

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“... today’s newspaper” — today’s not finished yet. —> using present perfect is better than any other tenses.

Also, “Express interest in doing something...” is correct idiom

“ Referring to” correctly modifying the callers

The answer is C

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A,B, and D gone for using past tense for a current affair. E is essentially wrong for using the subordinate conjunction when, as if their interest is expressed only when the reference is being made. In addition, the correct idiom is 'interest in' and 'not interest' about.
C is the answer.
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IMO C; Referring to the ad placed in today's newspaper, callers have expressed interest in

verb tense form error ; b/w B &C interest in is correct over interest about


[url]In reference to the ad placed in today's newspaper, several callers expressed interest in[/url] renting the currently empty loft.

A. In reference to the ad placed in today's newspaper, several callers expressed interest in
B. Referring to the ad placed in today's newspaper, callers expressed interest about
C. Referring to the ad placed in today's newspaper, callers have expressed interest in
D. With reference to the ad placed in today's newspaper, callers frequently expressed interest about
E. When referring to the ad placed in today's newspaper, callers frequently express interest about
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Is it contradict between “today newspaper” and present perfect? Cuz present perfect means the action “express” happened in the past(let’s say yesterday), but the action “express interest” should be after “referring to today newspaper”(let’s say happen in tomorrow). So how can “express” happen in past?
Anyone can help? Thanks
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Is it contradict between “today newspaper” and present perfect? Cuz present perfect means the action “express” happened in the past(let’s say yesterday), but the action “express interest” should be after “referring to today newspaper”(let’s say happen in tomorrow). So how can “express” happen in past?
Anyone can help? Thanks

Hello Mavisdu1017,

We hope this finds you well.

To answer your query, there is no logical contradiction here; the action "express interest" could very well have happened later during the same day that the ad appeared in the newspaper.

We hope this helps.
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