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JAMB Use of English 1988 Question 91

Question 91

Tenses

Choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fills the gap(s): The events reported in the newspapers did not happen years ago; they ....

  1. A.are of recent
  2. B.had happened recently
  3. C.are recent
  4. D.recently happened
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Answer: C (are recent)

Explanation

'Recent' is an adjective and can follow 'are' directly; 'of recent' is not standard English.