Select the word segment that substitutes (replaces) the bracketed word segment correctly and completes the sentence meaningfully. Select the option 'no correction required' if the sentence is correct as given.
It grew colder and colder still, and fine, (powdery snow began to fall), so that soon we and all around us were covered with a white blanket.
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Correct answer: C
Explanation
The correct answer is option 3 i.e. No correction required.
The sentence "powdery snow began to fall" is already grammatically correct.
"Began" is the simple past form of "begin," which is appropriate here to describe the action that started in the past.
The other options contain incorrect verb forms.