2016 · Q4
They took away everything that belonged to him.
EnglishSentence Improvement
- Athat had been belonging
- Bthat belong
- Cthat has been belonging
- DNo improvement
Explanation
'Belong' is a stative verb and admits no continuous forms, so 'that had been belonging' (A) and 'that has been belonging' (C) are ungrammatical. The simple past 'belonged' already agrees with the past context ('took away'). 'That belong' (B) breaks tense agreement. No improvement is needed. Hence the answer is D.