GMATNinja wrote:
AhmedMoharam89 wrote:
Opened in 1683, the Ashmolean was the first public museum in Great Britain, while earlier the Bodleian has been the first truly public library.
(A) while earlier the Bodleian has been
(B) where the Bodleian earlier is
(C) just as earlier the Bodleian had been
(D) as the earlier Bodleian has been
(E) the Bodleian earlier being
I understand that the one of the uses of the present simple to express facts.
The fact here is "Bodleian IS the first library". So if we're talking about facts
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(A) while earlier the Bodleian has been
(B) where the Bodleian earlier is
(C) just as earlier the Bodleian had been
(D) as the earlier Bodleian has been
(E) the Bodleian earlier being
I understand that the one of the uses of the present simple to express facts.
The fact here is "Bodleian IS the first library". So if we're talking about facts
...
