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2. A) take. This one is a bit tricky, because if only "taked" was underlined, the correct version would be 'taken'. But if "have taked" is underlined, 'take' would work the same as 'have taken'.
It would be easier if you provided an excerpt. Anyway I think that the right answer is C.. She is not the fastest runner in the race..
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The coordinating conjunctions are: for, and, yet, so
