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樱漫

Although various eighteenth-and nineteenth-century American poets had professed an interest in Native American poetry and had pretended to imitate Native American forms in their own works, until almost 1900, schoolars and critics did not begin seriously to study traditional Native American poetry in native languages.
A until almost 1900, scholars and critics did not begin seriously to study  
B  until almost 1900 scholars and critics had not begun seriously studying
C  not until almost 1900 were scholars and critics to begin seriously to study
D  it was not almost until 1900 when scholars and critics began to seriously study
E  it was not until almost 1900 that scholars and critics seriously began studyin

B的完成时态为什么不正确？？很纠结。。。时态问题一直很严重！

derAnwalt

E　it was not unitl...that...是一个句型

nemiah

前面已经用了had professed and had pretended, 后面应该有过去时和前面对应吧。。

樱漫

前面已经用了had professed and had pretended, 后面应该有过去时和前面对应吧。。

-- by 会员 nemiah (2011/7/11 23:40:32)

三个过去完成时不行吗？一定要有个过去时？

nemiah

两个分句之间还是有时间先后关系的吧。

mongmong

同意楼上