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qiufeng1990

Though the term “graphic design” may (suggest laying out corporate brochures and annual reports, it has come to signify a wide range of) work, from package designs and company logotypes to signs, book jackets, computer graphics, and film titles.

b) have suggested corporate brochure and annual report layout, it has come to signify a wide range of

A) or B)????

andrewcan

A is better.

tongxun

agree with andrewcan.
"may have suggest" -------" it has "  .
I remember that OG once pointed out the differece between layout and laying out", but I cannot understand the explanation.

qiufeng1990

"may have suggested" -------" it has " 不能用于让步从句吗? 时态一致啊!
佩服tongxun 读的那末仔细. 能否总结一下从句,主句时态的用法.
例: 条件句 从句:现在时 主句: 将来时 =>将来用法

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tongxun

我认为may have suggested原来的may suggest是表示可能存在的一种现象，用完成式是不恰当的。最起码，与后来的it has缠绕不清。若前面用may suggest，后面用has come读起来时间间隔非常清晰。

qiufeng1990

may have suggested - 可能曾经暗示 。。。。  has come to signify 迄今表示。。。。
may suggest          可能暗示 。。。。。。  has come to signify 迄今表示。。。。

翻译成中文，还是觉着 may have suggested 没错。 能否解释详细一下 “时间间隔”

tongxun

两个都用完成式，在时间上有交叉。（我的感觉）。主要因为，前面用的是suggest，是一种不确定的情况，用have suggest的表达不好。

qiufeng1990

同意　suggest 的用法

princess

一点不同意见：
从前后词性对应的角度看（后面都是名词），应该选B,
且我认为may have suggested更好，可以清楚地反映出过去与现在的对比

tongxun

但suggest并不是一个确定的状况啊。