The city council passed new regulations for public transportation. Commuters experienced shorter wait times and more efficient routes.
A. Only after the city council passed new regulations for public transportation did commuters experience shorter wait times and more efficient routes.
B. Had the city council passed new regulations for public transportation, commuters would have experienced shorter wait times and more efficient routes.
C. Not until commuters experienced shorter wait times and more efficient routes did the city council pass new regulations for public transportation.
Giải thích: A
Cấu trúc: Only after + S + V + Trợ động từ + S + V (nguyên mẫu): chỉ sau khi (dùng để nhấn mạnh rằng một hành động nào đó xảy ra CHỈ SAU KHI hành động kia đã xảy ra).
Tạm dịch: Chỉ sau khi hội đồng thành phố thông qua các quy định mới về giao thông công cộng, người đi lại mới có thời gian chờ đợi ngắn hơn và các tuyến đường hiệu quả hơn.
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the sentence that best combines each pair of sentences in the following questions.
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It's been three years since we last dined at that cozy Italian restaurant.
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John asked Alex, "What time will the train leave tomorrow?"
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A B
daydreaming about her upcoming vacation.
C D
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- Daniel: “_______”
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A B C D
dinner.
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