Grammar

Medium

Choose the most appropriate option to complete the given sentence:

Though Abha ____ the manuscript several times before submitting it to the publisher, yet a major error came to light.

review

have reviewed

had reviewed

have been reviewing

✅ Correct Option: 3

Option 1 -> Simple present tense doesn't fit the past time context of the sentence.

Option 2 -> Present perfect doesn't align with the main clause which uses simple past ("came").

Option 3 -> Past perfect tense correctly shows that reviewing was completed before another past action (submitting/error discovery).

Option 4 -> Present perfect continuous is inappropriate for this past time sequence.

Hence, Option 3: had reviewed -> The past perfect tense is required here because Abha's action of reviewing occurred before two other past events: submitting the manuscript and the error coming to light. When showing a past action that happened before another past action, we use past perfect ("had + past participle"). -> correct

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(B) Last week it ____ cats and dogs.	(II) has been raining
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Choose the most appropriate option to complete the given sentence: Though Abha ____ the manuscript several times before submitting it to the publisher, yet a major error came to light.

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Choose the most appropriate option to complete the given sentence:

Though Abha ____ the manuscript several times before submitting it to the publisher, yet a major error came to light.