Question : Directions: In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative that will improve the bracketed part of the sentence. In case no improvement is needed, select "No Improvement".
One night they sank through the shiny water, and for the first time since (he has known them, began to quickly swim).
(1) he had known them, began to swim quickly.
(2) he have known them, begin to quickly swim
(3) he knew them, began to swim quickly
(4) No Improvement
Option 1: (1)
Option 2: (2)
Option 3: (3)
Option 4: (4)
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Correct Answer: (1)
Solution : The sentence can be improved using the first option.
The sentence starts in the past tense, stating that
one night they sank,
and then shifts to the present perfect tense,
since he has known them
, which is grammatically incorrect in this context.
If two actions happened in the past,
the past perfect tense
should be used for the action that happened earlier than the other, as the person knew them before they started swimming quickly. Moreover, the adverb
quickly
should come after swim, as it is modifying the verb
swim
.
Therefore, the correct sentence would be: One night they sank through the shiny water, and for the first time since he had known them, began to swim quickly.
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