Standard English ConventionsEasy–MediumCorrect past-tense form
Standard English Conventions practice question
Last spring a storm ____ the chapel roof clean off.
Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?
- A. toreCorrect
- B. teared
- C. tears
- D. has torn
Answer: A. tore
The past tense of 'tear' is 'tore'; 'last spring' calls for the simple past.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. teared
- 'Teared' is not a form.
- C. tears
- Present tense.
- D. has torn
- 'Has torn' doesn't fit a finished 'last spring'.
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