What the hell is wrong with this sentence?

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<p>(Despite) its cultural importance, the Daily Gazette (lost) 70 percent of its subscribers since 1920 and, by 1955, (was loosing) (as much as) $ 200,000 a year. (no error).</p>

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<p>someone plz help…</p>

3

<p>I think, its B</p>

4

<p>It’s probably B… But the way you typed it C is also wrong, because “loosing” isn’t the right word at all.</p>

<p>Was it a typo?</p>

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<p>I’d opt for “lost”. “Since” indicates praesent perfect, so it should be “have lost”</p>

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<p><a href=“Despite”>quote=number287</a> its cultural importance, the Daily Gazette (lost) 70 percent of its subscribers since 1920 and, by 1955, (was loosing) (as much as) $ 200,000 a year. (no error).

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<p>“Since” triggers the present perfect. The present perfect tense is used to express something that has started in the past and ended in the present. Change “lost” to “has lost.” </p>

<p>As the sentence reads, “lost” is in the simple past. The simple past cannot be used to express a continuous action - e.g. the loss of subscribers from 1920 to 1955.</p>

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<p>The correct ans is B. Thnx guys.</p>

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<p>I would think it’s C because was loosing and lost are not parallel. (the verb tenses need to match)</p>

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<p>not to mention that it’s spelled “losing” not “loosing”</p>