Question
Download Solution PDFDirection: Select the most appropriate option that can substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence.
The man was convicted of murder by the jury but he is not committed it.
Answer (Detailed Solution Below)
Detailed Solution
Download Solution PDFThe correct answer is "had not committed it."
Key Points
- The first half of the sentence is in the past tense, so to maintain the uniformity of the sentence, we must use the past perfect tense.
- "Had not committed it" is the past perfect tense of the verb "to commit."
- The sentence structure is "subject + verb + object," so the correct pronoun to use is "he."
- The sentence is in the negative form, so "not" is required before the verb.
- The sentence is grammatically correct with the replacement option.
- The correct answer is option 3.
Correct sentence: The man was convicted of murder by the jury but he had not committed it.
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