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D it is

I think only D conveys the meaning intented in this sentence. I am very curious to know the OA
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Initially I chose 'C' but after reading sunder's post, I think 'employed' is part of the past perfect tense.
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thanks all.

The OA is D.

I'm agree with what [email protected] said.

praveen_rao7, could you explain more why A, B are wrong?
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oops! I missed this POST :oops: Anyway the answer should be D because of the use of "HAD..............EMPLOYED"
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I was in a fix b/w a & d but chose d.

i chose d because it says a " profile is changing".therefore i chose ' children have had...'.also a ends in an abrubt manner ,d seems to flow well.

my question is that does the past decade imply that the survey has ended ? and if it has,then the correct past tense should be 'had' which is in choice a.

does anyone have a better explanation.im not convinced with mine.

any help would be appreciated.
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