Question : Directions: In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative that will improve the bracketed part of the sentence. In case no improvement is needed, select "No Improvement".
He jumped off the train while it (had been running).
(1) has been running
(2) ran
(3) was running
(4) No Improvement
Option 1: (1)
Option 2: (2)
Option 3: (3)
Option 4: (4)
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Correct Answer: (3)
Solution : The third option is the correct choice.
"Had been running" should be replaced with "was running," thereby indicating that he jumped off the train while it was in the process of running. When one event is more important than another in the past, we can use the past continuous for the secondary event and the past simple for the main event.
Therefore, the correct sentence is: "He jumped off the train while it was running ."
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