Multiple choice

Directions: Replace the underlined part of the following sentence with the best suitable choice from the options given below. If none of the substitutions goes with the sentence, then choose the last option.

He kept on trying and succeeding in the end.

  1. kept on trying and had been succeeding

  2. was keeping on trying and succeeded

  3. kept on trying and succeeded

  4. None of these

  5. .
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C Correct answer
Explanation

This is the correct answer, as in this option, the verbs are in tense agreement. 'He kept on trying' comes first and then 'he succeeded'.

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