In the following question, a sentence / a part of sentence is underlined. Below are given alternatives to the underlined part which may improve the sentence. Choose the correct alternative. In case no improvement is required, choose "No Improvement" option.
One night they sank through the shiny water, and for the first time since he has known them, began to quickly swim.
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Correct answer: A
Explanation
The correct answer is option 1 i.e. he had known them, began to swim quickly.
- As the statement has two verbs already in the past tense we need to maintain the sequence of the tense.
- For maintaining this we need to keep the underlined statement in the past tense as well.
- As there is "since" before the underlined statement we need to write it past perfect tense.
- As the chosen option follows the given rule it will be correct.
The correct sentence will be-
One night they sank through the shiny water, and for the first time since he had known them, began to quickly swim.