SAT语法求解,谢.First run in 1867 and still taking place every summer,the Belmont Stakes,a horserace for thoroughbred three-year-olds,【was】 one of the oldest races in the UnitedStates.(A) was(B) is(C) were(D) are(E) has been选哪一个选项

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SAT语法求解,谢.First run in 1867 and still taking place every summer,the Belmont Stakes,a horserace for thoroughbred three-year-olds,【was】 one of the oldest races in the UnitedStates.(A) was(B) is(C) were(D) are(E) has been选哪一个选项

SAT语法求解,谢.First run in 1867 and still taking place every summer,the Belmont Stakes,a horserace for thoroughbred three-year-olds,【was】 one of the oldest races in the UnitedStates.(A) was(B) is(C) were(D) are(E) has been选哪一个选项
SAT语法求解,谢.
First run in 1867 and still taking place every summer,the Belmont Stakes,a horse
race for thoroughbred three-year-olds,【was】 one of the oldest races in the United
States.
(A) was
(B) is
(C) were
(D) are
(E) has been
选哪一个选项?为什么?

SAT语法求解,谢.First run in 1867 and still taking place every summer,the Belmont Stakes,a horserace for thoroughbred three-year-olds,【was】 one of the oldest races in the UnitedStates.(A) was(B) is(C) were(D) are(E) has been选哪一个选项
答案是 B is
a 不可能一件事情以前是最老的,而现在不是最老的,所以用was完全不符合逻辑
c 同上,并且用复数were也是错的
d 复数是错的
e 句子的主干是the Belmont Stakes [] one of the oldest...,这里没有任何标志表明可以采用完成时,比较一下 I am your brother 和 I have been your brother就知道完成时用在这里很滑稽了.
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(E) has been
a horse race/means one
still taking place every summer/means every year
first run in 1867/means that was the 1st year
one of the oldest/means one
The sentence states a...

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(E) has been
a horse race/means one
still taking place every summer/means every year
first run in 1867/means that was the 1st year
one of the oldest/means one
The sentence states a fact happening since 1867.
English is never fully understood in Chinese.
English can never be fully understood in Chinese.
English has never been fully understood in Chinese.
That is the reason why a present perfective is used here.

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