Question

【题目】The poor man has been _______ for five years.

A. die B. died C. dead D. death

Answer 1

【答案】C

【解析】句意：这位可怜的男人已经去世五年了。A. die动词，死，暂时性动词；B. died动词过去式；C. dead形容词，死的；D. death名词，死。本句是现在完成时态的肯定句，后面跟了一段时间，谓语动词需有持续性。be+形容词，表状态，可以延续。故选：C。