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alexandro · 07-06-2008, 08:28 AM

1. A 1972 agreement between Canada and the United States reduced the amount of phosphates that municipalities had been allowed to dump into the Great Lakes.
(A) reduced the amount of phosphates that municipalities had been allowed to dump
(B) reduced the phosphate amount that municipalities had been dumping
(C) reduces the phosphate amount municipalities have been allowed to dump
(D) reduced the amount of phosphates that municipalities are allowed to dump
(E) reduces the amount of phosphates allowed for dumping by municipalities
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SPOILER: is ...A.... but i think it should be D

ranjeet_1975 · 07-13-2008, 12:28 PM

yes the answer must be A, because that clearly is used for 'amount of phosphates' and the agreement reached latter so is used past indefinite

07-06-2008, 08:28 AM	#1 (permalink)
alexandro Banned Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 86	1000 sc N2 1. A 1972 agreement between Canada and the United States reduced the amount of phosphates that municipalities had been allowed to dump into the Great Lakes. (A) reduced the amount of phosphates that municipalities had been allowed to dump (B) reduced the phosphate amount that municipalities had been dumping (C) reduces the phosphate amount municipalities have been allowed to dump (D) reduced the amount of phosphates that municipalities are allowed to dump (E) reduces the amount of phosphates allowed for dumping by municipalities oa SPOILER: is ...A.... but i think it should be D

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07-13-2008, 12:28 PM	#2 (permalink)
ranjeet_1975 Within my grasp! Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 198	yes the answer must be A, because that clearly is used for 'amount of phosphates' and the agreement reached latter so is used past indefinite

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