Multiple choice

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

The thieves had already been escaped, before the police arrived.

  1. had already escaped

  2. had been escaped

  3. were escaped

  4. No improvement
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A Correct answer
Explanation

Case of past perfect tense. In such cases where two incidents happen in a sequence, we use 'had and third form of the verb' for the former incident. Usage of 'been' is redundant here.

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