Standard English ConventionsVery hardVerb tense sequence in a historical narrative
Standard English Conventions practice question
By the time the relief column reached the fort in 1857, the defenders ____ their last supplies for nearly a week.
Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?
- A. had been rationingCorrect
- B. are rationing
- C. will have rationed
- D. ration
Answer: A. had been rationing
Rationing before the past arrival: past perfect progressive.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. are rationing
- Present tense for a past event.
- C. will have rationed
- Future perfect for the past.
- D. ration
- Present.
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