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14 Mar 2010, 10:43
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George’s personal diary and album formed the basis for his book about the places he had visited.
(A) the basis for his book about the places he had visited.
(B) the basis for his book regarding the places he had visited.
(C) the basis of his book about the places he visited.
(D) the basis of his book about the places which he had visited.
(E) the basis of his book about the places he had visited.
Please explain why past perfect is not needed here. I think the he visited the places first, so we need a past perfect to show order. What is the correct Idiom “basis for” or “basis of”.
This is my first verbal post please pardon any mistakes.
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(A) the basis for his book about the places he had visited.
(B) the basis for his book regarding the places he had visited.
(C) the basis of his book about the places he visited.
(D) the basis of his book about the places which he had visited.
(E) the basis of his book about the places he had visited.
Please explain why past perfect is not needed here. I think the he visited the places first, so we need a past perfect to show order. What is the correct Idiom “basis for” or “basis of”.
This is my first verbal post please pardon any mistakes.
Source: Online website
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14 Mar 2010, 20:16
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"basis of" is Correct.
Use of simple past tense is preferred over past perfect as "places he visited" describes the content of the book (acting as adjective).
However, if there were another verb which described the chronology of the event, past perfect would have been a better choice. E.g.
"the basis of his book about the places which he had visited before he got married".
Hope this helps.
Prabir
