2017 · Q82
Look at the underlined part of each sentence. Below each sentence are given three possible substitutions for the underlined part. If one of them (a), (b) or (c) is better than the underlined part, indicate your response on the Answer Sheet against the corresponding letter. If none of the substitutions improves the sentence, indicate (d) as your response on the Answer Sheet.
I didn’t go to office because I was ill.
EnglishSentence Improvement
- Afelt
- Bhad become
- Chad felt
- DNo improvement
Explanation
'I was ill' is the correct simple-past form for a state explaining the past absence from office. 'Had become ill' would imply the illness began at a specific earlier moment, which the sentence does not assert. None of the substitutions improves the sentence, so the answer is (d), No improvement.