Multiple choice

Directions: Which of the following words/ phrases (a), (b) or (c) should replace the underlined phrase to make the sentence grammatically correct? If the sentence is correct as it is, mark (d) as your answer.

When at last he reached the bank, the people told him that he has had won the wager.

  1. had won

  2. has won

  3. has been won

  4. No improvement required
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A Correct answer
Explanation

The sentence uses past tense ('told'), so the reported action must also be in the past perfect tense ('had won') to indicate an action completed before the time of telling.

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