Improve the underlined part of the sentence. Choose 'No improvement' as an answer if the sentence is grammatically correct.
The waiter giving the diners some complimentary mints.
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Correct answer: D
Explanation
The correct answer is option 4 i.e. gave the diners.
- The underlined part is wrong because it uses the wrong form of tense. Here, "giving" is the continuous tense of the verb "give". In present continuous tense, it should be "is giving" which isn't available in the options.
- Option 4 seems the most appropriate as it uses the correct form of the tense. It uses past tense to signify that the waiter has already given mints to the diners.
- The other options are:-
- "give the diners" which is the simple present tense. The waiter is singular in form and it should've been "gives the diners". Therefore, this option is wrong.
- "given the diners" isn't the right option as the past participle form of the verb "give" is "given" which rather should've been "has given".