Question : Directions: In the question, a part of the sentence is in bold. Below are given alternatives to the bold parts at (1), (2), and (3) that may improve the sentence. Choose the correct alternative. In case no improvement is needed, your answer is (4).
Sita was cooking in the kitchen when her husband was ringing the bell
(1) would have been ringing
(2) had rung
(3) rang
(4) No Improvement
Option 1: (1)
Option 2: (2)
Option 3: (3)
Option 4: (4)
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Correct Answer: (3)
Solution : The correct answer is the third option.
In this sentence, the use of the past continuous tense "was ringing " suggests an ongoing action in the past. However, the word when indicates that the action of her husband ringing the bell should be in the simple past tense. Here, when denotes a point in time in the past. Moreover, rang is the correct alternative because it uses the simple past form, which is appropriate for this context.
Therefore, the correct sentence would be: Sita was cooking in the kitchen when her husband rang the bell.
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