Sentence Correction: Tense Usage

CAT 1999 Slot 1 · VARC · Medium · Verbal Ability

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In the following sentence, a part of the sentence is underlined. Choose the best alternative among the four.

Since the advent of cable television, at the beginning of <u>this decade, the entertainment industry took</u> a giant stride forward in our country.

  1. A.

    this decade saw the entertainment industry taking

  2. B.

    this decade, the entertainment industry has taken

  3. C.

    this decade, the entertainment industry had taken

  4. D.

    this decade, the entertainment industry took

Answer

B

Explanation

'Since' requires present perfect tense ('has taken') for an action continuing from the past up to the present.

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