Verb Tenses and Passive Structures in Context
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4. Despite greater international awareness and concern for the rainforests, unsustainable logging of tropical rainforests ----, with much of it ---- illegally by criminal groups.
A) has continued / to be practiced
B) continues / being practiced
C) continued / to have been practiced
D) is continuing / having practiced
E) had continued / practicing
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Let's solve this multiple-choice English grammar question. We need to find the correct verb tenses and forms to fill in two blanks.
Grammar Analysis: Tense and Participles
The sentence begins with despite, which introduces a contrast. It says, despite greater international awareness, unsustainable logging of tropical rainforests blank, with much of it blank illegally by criminal groups.
"...unsustainable logging of tropical rainforests [1], with much of it [2] illegally by criminal groups."
Let's focus on the first blank. The sentence describes a general situation that started in the past and is still happening now. This typically requires the present perfect or present simple tense.
Now let's look at the second blank. This part of the sentence is an absolute phrase, starting with 'with much of it'. Since it refers to logging being done 'by criminal groups', we need a passive structure.
Key Clue: 'by criminal groups' implies a passive voice.
Let's examine option A. For the first blank, 'has continued' is a perfect fit for a situation ongoing today. For the second blank, 'to be practiced' is a passive infinitive structure that completes the absolute phrase correctly.
A) has continued / to be practiced
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