Standard English ConventionsHardVerb tense for an event completed before another past event
Standard English Conventions practice question
When the lifeboat reached the walkers, the water ____ to their waists.
Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?
- A. had risenCorrect
- B. has risen
- C. rises
- D. is rising
Answer: A. had risen
The rise was complete before the past-tense 'reached': past perfect.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. has risen
- Present perfect clashes with 'reached'.
- C. rises
- Present tense.
- D. is rising
- Present progressive.
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