Question

~ FILL IN THE BLANK WITH APPROPRIATE WORD ~
The shortage of funds _____ hit the purchase of new books.
(i) have
(ii) had
(iii) has
(iv) having

Answer 1

¡) have

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Answer 2

Answer:

"The shortage of funds _has____ hit the purchase of new books. (i) have (ii) had (iii) has (iv) having

In this sentence, the time of the action is before now but not specified.

The present perfect of any verb is basically composed of two elements: the appropriate form of the auxiliary verb (has), and the past particle of the main verb that is base + ed (hit) in the sentence.

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Explanation: