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Why is the bold verb “eliminated” (l. 12) in the simple...
Instruction: answer questions 36 to 40 based on the following text. The highlights throughout the text are cited in the questions.
New Jersey man returns borrowed book to his public library 75 years late
By Deirdre Reilly
- Just file it under "better late than never." Bob Jablonski was only 14 in 1947 when he
- checked out the book "Hitler," by Oden Rudolph, from the Jersey City Free Public Library. He
- returned it 75 years later. For a simple frame of reference, in 1947 — the year Jablonski checked
- the book out — Bell Laboratories invented the transistor, Jackie Robinson became the first
- African-American to play in Major League Baseball and England's Princess Elizabeth announced
- her engagement to Lt. Philip Mountbatten.
- Jablonski found the book when cleaning his family home and returned it in apparently
- perfect shape. It even had its original reference card tucked inside. Staff anxiously became
- curious to see the book’s condition and learn more about Jablonski’s past library experience,
- although Jablonski says he "does not recall the exact details" of his visit back in 1947.
- Many wondered: What sort of late fee was required for a book that was 75 years overdue?
- As it turns out, the Jersey City Free Public Library eliminated overdue fines over a year ago, in
- February 2021. "The burdens of the fines placed on our patrons are significant, and we recognize
- overdue fines are a form of social inequity, which creates barriers to accessing library services,
- often for those who need it most," the library's director, Jeffrey Trzeciak, said in a statement last
- year when announcing the change. "We hope that going fine-free will help bring more community
- members to the library."
- By cutting out late-book fines, the Jersey City library became the largest fine-and fee-
- free institution in the Garden State, noted NJ.com at the time, adding, "Nationwide, hundreds of
- library systems have [already] made the switch." The New York Public Library stated that since
- they eliminated late fines last year, they've seen an influx of returns, with original due dates
- spanning decades. "As our mission is to inspire lifelong learning," the institution added, "we're
- happy to eliminate barriers that might prevent patrons from walking through our doors." One
- librarian at a Boston-area elementary school called overdue books "old friends" that they're
- happy to welcome back.
(Available in: https://www.foxnews.com/lifestyle/new-jersey-man-returns-book-public-library-75-years-late –
text especially adapted for this test).
Why is the bold verb “eliminated” (l. 12) in the simple past?
A
Simple past is used when there is an action with consequences in the future.
B
It expresses a completed action with a time reference.
C
It shows an incomplete action with ongoing consequences.
D
The sentence is about an ongoing action with a time reference.
E
This verb tense was used because it is a completed action with no time reference.