Diamondrg Posted 20 years ago
Grammar
restatement
..............because the extent of their damage was limited.
A-It is the magnitude, comprehensiveness and speed of man's environmental intrusion
B-Many human societies have existed in a reasonably harmonious and healthy relationship with their environment
C-This capacity for environmental intervention has allowed man to greatly increase crop yields
D-Thousands of new substances and numerous diruptive actvities are now affecting the ecosystem
E-It is scientific progress itself,however,that gives us the means to create our present problems
Which do you think is correct?
A-It is the magnitude, comprehensiveness and speed of man's environmental intrusion
B-Many human societies have existed in a reasonably harmonious and healthy relationship with their environment
C-This capacity for environmental intervention has allowed man to greatly increase crop yields
D-Thousands of new substances and numerous diruptive actvities are now affecting the ecosystem
E-It is scientific progress itself,however,that gives us the means to create our present problems
Which do you think is correct?
Top answer
first, which one do YOU think it is?
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B is the best candidate, but I am not sure about the use of the present perfect for something which happened in the past. Does that many human societies caused little damage to the environmant in thepast show that they are still in harmony with the environment? Do you think the tense choice is OK?
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B is the best candidate, but I am not sure about the use of the present perfect for something which happened in the past. Does that many human societies caused little damage to the environmant in the past show that they are still in harmony with the environment? Do you think the tense choice is OK?
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seems like B indeed.
present perfect can be used for things which (have) happened in the past and are somehow related to the present, including to your present thinking of the issue/their consequences
present perfect can be used for things which (have) happened in the past and are somehow related to the present, including to your present thinking of the issue/their consequences
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