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Poll: MacArthur's forces _____ became isolated in the Philippines.

MacArthur's forces _____ became isolated in the Philippines.

now
then

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This Poll:

  • Votes: 460
  • Comments: 4
  • Added: May 2004

Comments:

J-P

This ine is tricky.. it depends on the context of the rest of the paragraph but....
MacArthur's forces _____ became isolated in the Philippines.
BECAME ... ISOLATED are both in the past tense.. I don't understand why people would use "now" for a past tense sentance. Since Mac Arthor is a historical figure the sentance is past tense, and it is a progression of events thus, "then" must be used.

Ramesh Rawat

I agree with with J-P.

prissie

this is fun

GrammarNazi

People obviously can't read!

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