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sandhya kumari

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sir,plz explain why option a is wrong

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DIRECTIONS: A part of the sentence is underlined. Below are given alternatives to the underlined part as (a), (b) and (c) which may improve the sentence. Choose the correct alternative. In case no improvement is needed, your answer is (d).


When Shankar came home after a hard day in the office, he found his wife had slept.

Options:
A) sleeping
B) was sleeping
C) has been sleeping
D) No improvement
Solution:
Ans:(b)The ‘had slept’ suggests Past Perfect Tense. When Shankar came home he found his wife sleeping. Therefore, ‘had slept’ should be replaced with ‘was sleeping’.

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