Help with level 5 writing questions(please help, its the last day)

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<p>Hey guys, I need help with these level 5 writing questions.</p>

<p>1). [Because] his experience in the naval medical corps had been [rewarding], Bob [applied to] medical school after he [was discharged] from the navy. No error</p>

<p>I thought the answer was "was discharged" because I thought it should be in the past present form "had been discharged." This is because the first action (applied) is in the past and the second action (was discharged) is even before this past-tense. However, the answer is no error. How so?</p>

<p>2). [Even when] Barbara Jordan put questions [toward] a political nominee, her elegant [diction evoked] in listeners [memories] of her eloquent political speeches. No error</p>

<p>Well, I put "even when" because I thought it didn't illustrate a logical context. However the answer is "toward." Obviously this is an idiom error. But I can't think of any other idiom to supplant toward. Would it be "towards (with an "s")? If not, then what would be the correct idiom. In that vein, what is the difference between "toward" and "towards"?</p>

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<p>the first one has no error.it is not wrong to use the two verbs in the pas simle form</p>

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<p>But then, when would you use the past present?</p>

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<p>On the second one…</p>

<p>I’m guessing that this isn’t off one of the BB tests, because the ETS avoids controversial grammar like toward/towards.</p>

<p>IE: British grammar says towards is right for all, but American grammar is ambivalent. Some grammar “theorists” say toward is right, and others say towards is more correct. Personally, I’d just skip this.</p>

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<p>“Had been” is actually past perfect continuous, not past present. Because, the sentence includes the term ‘after’, it’s okay to use ‘was’.</p>

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<p>Actually, the sentences were from the May 2007 and May 2008 QAS. This makes me all the more surprised. Oh thanks, I never knew that it was past progressive. Can you give me examples of present-progressive and future progressive as well?</p>

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<p>Hm. Really? Eh. I guess that’s one writing MC I’m missing if it comes out. :P</p>

<p>Present-progressive:
is working
are producing
am dying
It’s basically like… “am, are, is” + “-ing”</p>

<p>Future progressive:
will be riding
will be playing</p>

<p>etc.</p>

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<p>‘Toward’ just sounds wrong in that sentence… I would logically assume you’d need to use a word like ‘before’ instead…</p>

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<p>For the second one, “toward” should be “to.” This is not an idiom error at all. You don’t put a question toward something because a question is not physical…“to” is related to “toward” – but it is more abstract. You put something to something else. Relevant phrases are “put to the test,” “put to death,” “put to shame,” and “put to a vote.”</p>

<p>If I put a question to you, I am giving it to you for consideration</p>

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<p>Yeah, your right. Before does sound better. Thanks a lot.</p>

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<p>“had been discharged” is not the past perfect continuous/progressive; it’s just the past perfect. </p>

<p>Semantically, you’re right in thinking that the past perfect seems appropriate there. However, the conjunction “after” renders it unnecessary. From [ENGLISH</a> PAGE - Past Perfect](<a href=“http://www.englishpage.com/verbpage/pastperfect.html]ENGLISH”>Past Perfect Tense | ENGLISH PAGE):</p>

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<p>Oh okay Crazybandit and Silverturtle. Thanks for clearing it up.</p>