Option elimination -
(A) to set dividends more conservatively than they were - they were what? Setting? in setting dividends? But none of that is present earlier in the sentence.Wrong
(B) to set dividends more conservatively than they have been - have been what? Setting - to complete the present perfect continuous ( to indicate that the action started in the past and is still relevant in the present. It emphasizes the duration or continuity of the action, e.g., I have been studying for three hours - The action of studying started in the past and is still ongoing at the time of speaking)
(C) to be more conservative than they have been in setting dividends - to - convey the intent, be more conservative is parallel to than they have been in setting, the right use of the present perfect continuous (the action that started in the past and still relevant in thepresent)
(D) that they will be more conservative than they were in setting dividends -[highlight] " that they'll
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(A) to set dividends more conservatively than they were - they were what? Setting? in setting dividends? But none of that is present earlier in the sentence.Wrong
(B) to set dividends more conservatively than they have been - have been what? Setting - to complete the present perfect continuous ( to indicate that the action started in the past and is still relevant in the present. It emphasizes the duration or continuity of the action, e.g., I have been studying for three hours - The action of studying started in the past and is still ongoing at the time of speaking)
(C) to be more conservative than they have been in setting dividends - to - convey the intent, be more conservative is parallel to than they have been in setting, the right use of the present perfect continuous (the action that started in the past and still relevant in thepresent)
(D) that they will be more conservative than they were in setting dividends -[highlight] " that they'll
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Statistics : Posted by ramandhiman • on 30 Jan 2009, 17:40 • Replies 66 • Views 117920
