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The fifties appear to have been.... GMAT paper test 1 |
The fifties - collective noun, it is a plural idiom: x appears to be y x appears to have been y |
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On seeing Halley’s comment..GMAT paper test 1 |
idiom : portent of.. never portent for. portent = an indication or omen of.. he looked for a portent of impending doom she believed dusk to be a portent of bad things to come... |
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If the ice of...GMAT paper test 1 |
subjunctive mood.. if a sentence uses a counterfactual or describes a situation that is not true. for instance using the words - if, were, desire that, lest that then use the plural form of the verb ’to be’.. If it were to rain, I would get completely drenched (not if it was to rain) If he were to be the next Picasso, I would be very happy.. My parents desire that I be famous She hopes that she not be chose for the committee |