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Direction: In these questions, a part of the sentence is given in bold. Below are given alternatives to the bold part at 1, 2 and 3 which may improve the sentence. Choose the correct alternative. In case no improvement is needed your answer is (4).

  1. On one occasion he persuaded me to accompany him on a shooting expedition he was planning.
    1. has planned
    2. had planned
    3. planned
    4. No improvement
Correct Option: B

Past Perfect Tense (had planned) will be used. Sentence structure is as follows :
Subject + Aux.V. + Main V. + Object + he had planned _____

Before
we arrived at school
the class had started
Second action First action

Hence, had planned is the right usage.



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