Standard English ConventionsEasy–MediumPast tense of bury
Standard English Conventions practice question
The dog ____ its bone in the garden yesterday.
Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?
- A. buriedCorrect
- B. buries
- C. bury
- D. burying
Answer: A. buried
"yesterday" needs the past tense.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. buries
- Present.
- C. bury
- Present and does not agree.
- D. burying
- No finite verb.
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