Multiple choice

Directions: This question presents a sentence, all or part of which is underlined. Beneath the sentence you will find five ways of phrasing the underlined part. The first of these repeats the original; the other four are different. If you think the original is best, choose the first answer; otherwise choose one of the others.

This scheme of marriage that Father Maurice had opened to him, even all that had said to him of her virtue and good sense, made him pause to think.

  1. even all that had said to him of her virtue and good sense, made him pause to think

  2. even all said to him of her virtue and her good sense, made him pause to think

  3. even all that had been said to him of her virtue and good sense, made him pause to think

  4. even all which was said to him of her virtue and good sense, made him pause to think

  5. even all which had been said to him of her virtue and good sense, made him pause to think

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C Correct answer
Explanation

'Even all that had said to him' is obviously in passive voice. It misses the third form of the auxiliary. This option corrects the error by placing 'had been said' in place of 'had said'.