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SSC CGL 2020 PYQ — Question 20

SSC CGL - 6th March 2020 Shift 1 • English • Q20

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Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence. If there is no need to substitute it, select 'No improvement'.

We came back because we had ran out of money.

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Correct answer: A

Explanation

The correct answer is option 1 i.e. we had run.

  • There are two actions in the given statement the "First action" is running out and the "Second action" is to come back.
  • For maintaining sequence of time, we need to use "Past Perfect Tense" for the first action and "Simple Past Tense" for the second action.
  • The chosen option follows the given rule hence, it will IMPROVE the statement correctly.

Correct Sentence:-

We came back because we had run out of money.