Improve the bracketed part of the sentence.
She emanated ebullience as she (learn) about her first rank in the exam.
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Correct answer: A
Explanation
The correct answer is option 1 i.e., learnt.
In the sentence, the first clause is in the past tense thus the next clause should be in the past tense. Therefore, “learn” should be replaced with “learnt”.
The correct sentence will be-
She emanated ebullience as she learnt about her first rank in the exam.