Multiple choice

Directions: Fill in the blanks with the appropriate form of the verbs.

Jim Corbett _______ animals, but he also _______ many man-eaters.

  1. love, kill

  2. loved, killed

  3. was loved, was killed

  4. had loved, had killed
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B Correct answer
Explanation

In the given sentence both the clauses are independent of each other but they stand joined by the conjunction “but” .A compound sentence must have both the clauses in the same tense. Hence, (2) is the correct answer.

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