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Post subject: SC - George’s personal diary  Posted: Thu Mar 05, 2009 7:20 pm |
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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.
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Post subject: Re: SC - George’s personal diary Posted: Thu Mar 05, 2009 7:35 pm |
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I guess its E ??
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Post subject: Re: SC - George’s personal diary Posted: Fri Mar 06, 2009 11:13 am |
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How do you justify the use of past perfect tense?
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Post subject: Re: SC - George’s personal diary Posted: Fri Mar 06, 2009 5:24 pm |
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The visit to places must have occurred before writing the book; then only the diary and album can serve as basis of his book.
Not sure about the correct use of 'basis of' or 'basis for' his book.
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Post subject: Re: SC - George’s personal diary Posted: Sat Mar 07, 2009 10:35 am |
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C?
basis of
basis for
both are correct depending on meaning/usage
not sure abt tense part here
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Post subject: Re: SC - George’s personal diary Posted: Mon Mar 09, 2009 1:21 pm |
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The expanded version of E can be written as,
George’s personal diary and album formed the basis of his book (that he wrote) about the places (that) he had visited.
Here perfect tense is unnecessary in the sentence "he wrote about the places that he (had) visited". We can do without it since there is no confusion regarding the timeline.
Now, in the reduced form, construction in E, with perfect tense, is highlighting an inappropriate sequence of actions: he visited those places before his personal diary and album formed the basis of his book.
So imo C, with simple past, is correct.
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Post subject: Re: SC - George’s personal diary Posted: Mon Mar 16, 2009 2:02 am |
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IMo C no need of past perfect tense
basis of is correct
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Post subject: Re: SC - George’s personal diary Posted: Mon Mar 16, 2009 9:05 am |
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