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 is better than the underlined part, indicate it as your answer. If none of the substitutions improves the sentence, indicate option (4) as your answer.

Tom took two wickets before rain interrupted the play.

  1. had taken

  2. has taken

  3. had took

  4. No improvement
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

'Had taken' is the correct option because the subsequent event is in simple past tense. So, an event preceding that would be in past perfect tense.

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