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JAMB Use of English 1990 Question 80

Question 80

Verb Forms

Choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fill(s) the gap(s): The competitor who.... earlier on has started ....... again

  1. A.fainted/to run
  2. B.had fainted/ to run
  3. C.fainted/running
  4. D.fainted/on running
Show the answer and explanation

Answer: C (fainted/running)

Explanation

'Fainted earlier on' is a simple past event, and 'started running' is the natural form here.