As the former chair of the planning board for 18 consecutive years and a board member for 28 years, Joan Philkill attended more than 400 meetings and reviewed more than 700 rezoning applications.
she will retain the title 'former chair' in perpetuity, since it is impossible for someone to stop being 'the former _____'. thus it is nonsense to attach a finite duration (18 years) to 'the former _____'.
Luci, you are missing a nuance in the meaning of the sentence that is difficult even for a native speaker of English to identify. An individual would not be the former chair of a planning board for 18 consecutive years; instead, the sentence is attempting to say that Joan was actully the chair of the planning board for 18 consecutive years and that she attended these meetings during those 18 years. Thus, choices A, B, and C and be eliminated. As D is a run on sentence, E is the best answer.
"Former" is exactly like "ex-", so maybe that will help you understand.
Let's say some male executive, Harold, was married to a woman named Sherry, but they've divorced. In this case, you can probably understand why this sentence is nonsense:
As Harold's ex-wife, Sherry entertained many of his clients in their country home.
Clearly it should say "As Harold's wife". (Unless these two were very weirdly close after their divorce.)
前主席”是他现在的身份 “主席”是他原来的身份
他是做了18年的“主席” 而不是做了18年的“前主席”
而且他“参加会议”是他原来做的事情
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NOW she is the former chair.
she will retain the title 'former chair' in perpetuity, since it is impossible for someone to stop being 'the former _____'. thus it is nonsense to attach a finite duration (18 years) to 'the former _____'.
Let's say some male executive, Harold, was married to a woman named Sherry, but they've divorced. In this case, you can probably understand why this sentence is nonsense:
As Harold's ex-wife, Sherry entertained many of his clients in their country home.
Clearly it should say "As Harold's wife". (Unless these two were very weirdly close after their divorce.)
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