Standard English ConventionsEasy–MediumPast tense for last night's wind
Standard English Conventions practice question
Last night the wind ____ down the old fence.
Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?
- A. blewCorrect
- B. blows
- C. blowing
- D. will blow
Answer: A. blew
Last night calls for the past tense.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. blows
- Present tense.
- C. blowing
- Not a finite verb.
- D. will blow
- Future tense.
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