As sales of cars and light trucks made in North America were declining 13.6 percent in late February, many analysts conclude that evidence of a recovering automotive market remains slight.
(A) As sales of cars and light trucks made in North America were declining 13.6 percent in late February, many analysts conclude (B) Since sales of cars and light trucks made in North America declined 13.6 percent in late February, and many analysts conclude (C) With sales of cars and light trucks made in North America declining 13.6 percent in late February, with many analysts concluding (D) Because sales of cars and light trucks made in North America declined 13.6 percent in late February, many analysts concluded (E) Because of sales of cars and light trucks made in North America declining 13.6 percent in late February, therefore, many analysts concluded
答案 d 请教，不明是：that evidence of a recovering automotive market remains slight. 是现在时 用concluded 不会conflict 吗 虽然知道用were declining 13% in febrary很不对，但我选了A, 基于时态能对上
1, conclusion was made in the past, meaning the action doesn't last. it's finished once it start. 2, the market doesn't change that fast. present tense is proper
以下是引用Snazzy在2003-12-16 13:21:00的发言： 1, conclusion was made in the past, meaning the action doesn't last. it's finished once it start. 2, the market doesn't change that fast. present tense is proper
but the sentence can also be interpreted as '(because) something happned before, now the analysts predict other things happens. (or will happen in the future)
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