Standard English ConventionsEasy–MediumCorrect past-tense form
Standard English Conventions practice question
Last winter the sea ____ the old slipway clean away.
Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?
- A. sweptCorrect
- B. sweeped
- C. sweeps
- D. has swept
Answer: A. swept
The past tense of 'sweep' is 'swept', and 'last winter' calls for the simple past.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. sweeped
- 'Sweeped' is not a form.
- C. sweeps
- Present tense.
- D. has swept
- 'Has swept' doesn't fit a finished 'last winter'.
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