Question : Directions: In the question, a part of the sentence is in bold. Below are given alternatives to the bold part at (1), (2), and (3) that may improve the sentence. Choose the correct alternative. In case no improvement is needed, your answer is (4).
They told me that they had build a new house.
(1) have built
(2) have build
(3) had built
(4) No Improvement
Option 1: (1)
Option 2: (2)
Option 3: (3)
Option 4: (4)
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Correct Answer: (3)
Solution : The sentence can be improved using the third option.
This is the correct choice. The sentence is in the past tense and had built is in the past perfect tense, which correctly indicates that the action of building the new house occurred before the time frame of the sentence.
The meanings of the other options are as follows:
Therefore, the correct sentence is: "They told me that they had built a new house."
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