Question

Look at the blank with the number 9 in the passage. Which of these answers correctly completes the sentence?

A) knew

B) know

C) knowed

D) known

When they came to the pasture, they ________9 that John had been playing another trick on them. They looked for him, but could not find him. He had hidden in some bushes where he

Answer 1

The answer is:  [A]:  "knew" .
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       "When they came to the pasture, they  knew  that John had been playing another trick on them. They looked for him, but could not find him. ...."
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Answer 2

Answer:

A) Knew.

Explanation:

Looking at the subject- verb agreement, the sentence starts in the past tense where the speaker mentions that "they came to the pasture". The other verbs in the whole excerpt are all in the past tense (came, had been playing, looked, had hidden etc). Therefore, the word "knew" will be the correct word to complete the sentence. Thus, the final sentence will become

When they came to the pasture, they knew that John had been playing another trick on them. They looked for him, but could not find him. He had hidden in some bushes where he .........