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Multiple Choice Questions

It was us who had left before everyone else arrived ........

English Language - Phase I (Phase-1) Sentence Improvement

Directions: In the following questions, some part of the sentence is highlighted in bold. Which of the options given below the sentence should replace the part printed in bold to make the sentence grammatically correct? If the sentence is correct as it is given then choose option E ‘No Correction required’ as the answer

It was us who had left before everyone else arrived.

we who had left before everyone else had arrived.

us who had went before everyone else arrived.

we who had left before everyone else arrived.

we who have left before everyone else had arrived.

No correction required

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Explanation:

Correct Option: C

More than one related instances of the past perfect tense makes the sentence ambiguous or unclear. Option A can be eliminated here.

Option B is eliminated as well because the usage of past form with the past perfect tense is ungrammatical.

Option D is grammatically incorrect as usage of the present perfect tense in the sentence is absurd.

Clearly, option C is the correct answer.

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