Standard English ConventionsEasy–MediumCorrect past participle
Standard English Conventions practice question
By the time the guests arrived, the ice sculpture had already ____ into a shapeless lump.
Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?
- A. meltedCorrect
- B. melt
- C. melting
- D. melts
Answer: A. melted
After 'had', the past participle is needed: 'had melted'.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. melt
- 'Had melt' is not standard.
- C. melting
- 'Had melting' is not standard.
- D. melts
- 'Had melts' is not standard.
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