It’s easy to blame the decline of conversation on the pace of modern life and on ...原题如下

题目

It’s easy to blame the decline of conversation on the pace of modern life and on ...原题如下
It’s easy to blame the decline of conversation on the pace of modern life and on the vague changes ___place in our ever-changing world.
A.taking B.to take C.take D.taken 为什么选A

答案

take place,动词词组,意思是发生,主语是事件,the vague changes take place in our ever-changing world,所以不是被动的D.taken.
taking动名词修饰vague changes.