Multiple choice

Directions: The sentence below is underlined or has an underlined part. The underlined part may have an error of grammar or syntax. There are five options that seek to correct the error (including an option that simply repeats the sentence). Select the option that best replaces the underlined part.

Even before the villagers could be shifted to a safer place the river has overflown its bank.

  1. the river has overflown its bank

  2. the river had flown over its bank

  3. the river had overflown its bank

  4. the river over flow its bank

  5. the river over flowed its bank
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C Correct answer
Explanation

“Flown’ is the past participle form of ‘fly’ while ‘flowed’ is the past participle form of ‘flow’. The river does not fly; it flows. And when two past actions are in sequence, past perfect tense (had) should be used for the event that happens earlier.This option rectifies both the errors.

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