Multiple choice

Directions: Look at the underlined part of the sentence. Below the sentence three possible substitutions for the underlined part are given. If one of the possible substitutions is better than the underlined part, indicate it as your answer. If none of the substitutions improves the sentence, indicate (4) as your answer.

If they were knowing about the riots, they would not have decided to picnic there.

  1. had known

  2. knew

  3. did know

  4. No improvement needed
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A Correct answer
Explanation

Case of sentence formation. If the subsequent is in the present perfect (would not have decided), the antecedent must be in past perfect tense. Thus, option 1.

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