Improve the underlined part of the sentence. Choose ‘No improvement’ as an answer if the sentence is grammatically correct.
The medieval knight was knew for his horsemanship.
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Correct answer: D
Explanation
The correct answer is option 4 i.e. was known.
Error Concept: Incorrect verb form (past tense of “know”)
What is wrong: The sentence uses “was knew”, which is incorrect because “was” is a helping verb (past tense of “be”), and it must be followed by the past participle form of the main verb, not the simple past.
Grammatical Concept: In passive voice or past continuous/passive constructions, we use “was/were + past participle (V3)”. Here, “knew” is the simple past (V2) of “know”, while the correct past participle (V3) is “known.”
Incorrectness of the concept in context: "Was knew" is grammatically incorrect because it's a mismatched verb form.
How to correct: Replace “knew” with “known.”
Correct phrase/ correction: was known
Final Sentence: The medieval knight was known for his horsemanship.
Hence, the chosen option will be correct.