My grandfather passed away two years ago.

  • Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to each of the following questions

    Question:

    My grandfather passed away two years ago.


    • A.
      My grandfather passed away last year.

    • B.
      My grandfather is still alive.

    • C.
      It’s been two years since my grandfather passed away.

    • D.
      My grandfather had passed away before 2016.

    Reference explanation:

    Correct answer:

    Answer: C. “It’s been two years since my grandfather passed away.”

    The given sentence roughly translates as: “My grandfather passed away two years ago.” This sentence uses the past simple to describe an action that happened in the past (with a definite time of 2 years ago).

    The similar structure to express the given sentence is “It’s been + period of time + since + S + V (simple past)”. In this case, the sentence “It’s been two years since my grandfather passed away.” is most appropriate in meaning and context.

    – The sentence “My grandfather passed away last year” gives information about a different time from the original sentence (last year # two years ago).

    ⇒ is not appropriate.

    – The sentence “My grandfather is still alive” has a different meaning from the original sentence “is still alive >

    ⇒ is not appropriate.

    – The sentence “My grandfather had passed away before 2016”: verb conjugated in the past perfect tense, describing actions that happened before a definite time in the past; furthermore the time “2016” is not related to the time mentioned in the original sentence “two years ago”

    ⇒ is not close to the original sentence.

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