What the hell is wrong with this sentence?

number287 · 01-22-2012, 05:28 AM

(Despite) its cultural importance, the Daily Gazette (lost) 70 percent of its subscribers since 1920 and, by 1955, (was loosing) (as much as) $ 200,000 a year. (no error).

number287 · 01-22-2012, 05:29 AM

someone plz help..

saeedajmal · 01-22-2012, 08:06 AM

I think, its B

tizzy26 · 01-22-2012, 08:08 AM

It's probably B.. But the way you typed it C is also wrong, because "loosing" isn't the right word at all.

Was it a typo?

Kakaouko · 01-22-2012, 08:10 AM

I'd opt for "lost". "Since" indicates praesent perfect, so it should be "have lost"

IceQube · 01-22-2012, 08:45 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by number287

(Despite) its cultural importance, the Daily Gazette (lost) 70 percent of its subscribers since 1920 and, by 1955, (was loosing) (as much as) $ 200,000 a year. (no error).

"Since" triggers the present perfect. The present perfect tense is used to express something that has started in the past and ended in the present. Change "lost" to "has lost."

As the sentence reads, "lost" is in the simple past. The simple past cannot be used to express a continuous action - e.g. the loss of subscribers from 1920 to 1955.

number287 · 01-23-2012, 06:58 AM

The correct ans is B. Thnx guys.

brittanycb94 · 01-23-2012, 10:32 PM

I would think it's C because was loosing and lost are not parallel. (the verb tenses need to match)

familyof3boys · 01-25-2012, 08:56 AM

not to mention that it's spelled "losing" not "loosing"