Multiple choice

Select the option that corrects the following incorrect sentence. The patient had died before the doctor had come.

  1. The patient had died before the doctor will come.

  2. The patient had died before the doctor came.

  3. The patient had died before the doctor comes.

  4. The patient had died before the doctor come.
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B Correct answer
Explanation

(1), (3) and (4) are incorrect because in a complex sentence, if the main clause is in the Past Perfect Tense, then the subordinate clause has to be in the Simple Past Tense. Answer: (2)

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