Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underlined segment in the following sentence.
There was a noise that was wake me up.
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Correct answer: C
Explanation
The correct answer is option 3 i.e. woke me up.
The phrase "was wake me up" is grammatically incorrect.
The verb "wake" does not fit after "was", because "was" requires a past participle (for passive voice) or an -ing form (for continuous tense).
But the sentence refers to a general past event, so it should be written in simple past tense.
"Woke" (V2) is used in the simple past tense.
The phrase should be "that woke me up".
"That" acts as a relative pronoun connecting "noise" to the action.
"Woke me up" means the noise caused me to wake up.
Hence, the chosen option is correct.