Multiple choice

Which of these fits gap 19?

Directions: Complete this passage by selecting the most suitable option for the corresponding gap.
Christopher Columbus ______(17)______ by many to be the first European explorer to find the continents of America.
Columbus was actually looking for a sea route to Asia from Spain, when he _____(18)______ land in the Caribbean Islands.
He and his people named the Caribbean Islands as West Indies. They thought that they _____(19)_____ the western part of India.

In the United States, the second Monday of October is a colourful holiday, called Columbus Day, in _______(20)______ Christopher Columbus.

  1. reached

  2. will reach

  3. had reached

  4. have reached
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C Correct answer
Explanation

Both the events (thought and reached) are in past tense. But reaching occurred before 'thought'. An event that occurs before another event in the past is expressed in past perfect tense (had).

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