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why is B wrong? The activity started in 1860 and took 60 yrs and then Oxford was born. I thought these were sequence of events that happened in the past.

Can someone explain why D is right and not B?
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I am still not convinced why B is wrong?....I feel "took" is perfect to be used in this sentence.....please explain.....!
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Hi Snipertrader,

This is 700 - 800 range question!
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did a lil research....apparently, they classify born as when the dictionary was started....

so in this case, when it was started, it would take 60 years to complete, the dictionary was born....
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Thanks for the explanation sprtng!
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This one is very hard... don't understand why B is not OK



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