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> (For almost a hundred years after having its beginning in 1788,) England exiled some 160,000 criminals to Australia.
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> (A) For almost a hundred years after having its beginning in 1788,
> (B) Beginning in 1788 for a period of a hundred years,
> (C) Beginning a period of almost a hundred years in 1788
> (D) During a hundred years, a period beginning in 1788,
> (E) Over a period of a hundred years beninning in 1788,
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> DとEで迷ってDにしたのですが、答えはEでした。解説を見てもどうしてDがだめなのか理解出来ません。どなたかお教えいただけませんでしょうか。
duringはthe last decadeなどのように特定の期間を指すときしかつかえませんので、文法的に×です。また、a hundred years, a period beginning in 1788は、a hundred years beginning in 1788で十分です。
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