OV-Q49

[aqboy[origen]]

49．
Reporting that one of its many problems had been the recent extended sales slump in women's apparel，the seven-store retailer said it would start a three-month liquidation sale in all of its stores．
(A) its many problems had been the recent
(B) its many problems has been the recently
(C) its many problems is the recently
(D) their many problems is the recent
(E) their many problems had been the recent

ANS: A

(A) Correct．arts agrees with retailers；the past perfect had been indicates action prior to the simple past said; recent modifies extended sales slump．

(B) Has been indicates ongoing，not completed，action；the adverb recently modifies only the adjective extended, distorting meaning．

請問recent不是跟現在完成式連用嗎??

&看不懂B選項關於recently 扭曲意思的解釋@@@

請教一下各位~~

[dibert8]

recent 和完成式連用,現在過去都可以.
原句 (A) 的 recent (adj.) 修飾 slump (n.); (B) 裡 recently (adv.) 修飾 extended (adj.) 所以改變句意囉.