Multiple choice

Directions: Look at the underlined part of the sentence. Three possible substitutions for the underlined part are given below. Select the best substitution for the underlined part and indicate it as your answer. If no substitution is required indicate (1) as your answer as it contains the original statement.

Thinking that he finally found someone with similar interests, the scholar tried to strike up a conversation.

  1. he finally found

  2. he had finally found

  3. he finds

  4. he has finally found

  5. he hadn't found
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Past perfect tense. Whenever two incidents/actions happen in past in a sequence, we use 'had' with the action former in time. Option 5 changes the meaning of the sentence. Hence, it is not correct. Thus, option 2 is the correct answer.

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