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Question : Select the option that will improve the underlined part of the given sentence. In case no improvement is needed, select 'No improvement required.

She gave everyone a present before she leaves.
 

Option 1: she left
 

Option 2: she is leaving
 

Option 3: No improvement required
 

Option 4: she has to leave.


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Answer (1)
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Correct Answer: she left
 


Solution : The correct answer is option 1.

Explanation:

- In this context, the statement "she leaves" is wrong.

- We usually use "before" with the past simple tense.

- It implies that the second incident occurred soon after the first.

- The "before clause," which denotes the second action, can be at the conclusion or start of the sentence.


- As a result, the phrase "she leaves" should be changed with "she left" to be grammatically correct.
Correct sentence: She gave everyone a present before she left.

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