Over the decades, however, history seems to choose it...

[super rookie]

I will take an english proficiency test in South Korea. While I was solving the test items, I got stuck because of one sentence like the following.

"Over the decades, however, history seems to choose it as the center of intense activity."

The learning material I use points out that the sentence above is wrong. But, I have struggled to find the answer.

Is there an error in grammar?

 

[bhaisahab]

It's fine as it is. It could be written with the verb "choose" conjugated differently, but it's not wrong.

 

[emsr2d2]

You said you were stuck on a sentence "like the following". Was the sentence you had trouble with simply "like" that sentence or was that the actual sentence?

 

[Boris Tatarenko]

It's fine as it is. It could be written with the verb "choose" conjugated differently, but it's not wrong.

I'm sorry but I didn't get your idea. Could you, please, explain what you meant by "cojugated differently"?

 

[emsr2d2]

I'm sorry but I didn't [STRIKE]get[/STRIKE] understand your [STRIKE]idea[/STRIKE] comment/response. Could you (no comma required) please (no comma required) explain what you meant by "co​njugated differently"?

Do you understand what the grammar term "conjugate" means in relation to verbs?

 

[tzfujimino]

"The perfect infinitive", Boris.

 

[Boris Tatarenko]

If I understand you correctly, it's OK to write "...history seems to have chosen", right?

 

[bhaisahab]

Yes.