The artist Renoir's last word was "flowers," spoken as they arranged a bouquet of roses just
picked from his garden in a vase on his bedroom windowsill.
A. as they arranged a bouquet of roses just picked from his garden
B. as a bouquet of roses had been just picked from his garden and was being arranged
C. as a bouquet of roses just picked from his garden was being arranged
D. during the arrangement of a bouquet of roses just picked from his garden
E. while they arranged a bouquet of roses that had just been picked from his garden
c?
The artist Renoir’s last word was “flowers,� spoken as
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The artist Renoir's last word was "flowers," spoken as they arranged a bouquet of roses just
picked from his garden in a vase on his bedroom windowsill.
A. as they arranged a bouquet of roses just picked from his garden -- whom they is referring to ?
B. as a bouquet of roses had been just picked from his garden and was being arranged -- obvious order
C. as a bouquet of roses just picked from his garden was being arranged
D. during the arrangement of a bouquet of roses just picked from his garden -- meaning changed
E. while they arranged a bouquet of roses that had just been picked from his garden-- same as A
IMO C
Correct me where I went wrong
picked from his garden in a vase on his bedroom windowsill.
A. as they arranged a bouquet of roses just picked from his garden -- whom they is referring to ?
B. as a bouquet of roses had been just picked from his garden and was being arranged -- obvious order
C. as a bouquet of roses just picked from his garden was being arranged
D. during the arrangement of a bouquet of roses just picked from his garden -- meaning changed
E. while they arranged a bouquet of roses that had just been picked from his garden-- same as A
IMO C
Correct me where I went wrong
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my query here
is HAD wrong because of just ?
i opted for B , which is wrong answer , and C is correct
but i did not understand reason for not using HAD ? the plucking event past and arranging event was in process
is HAD wrong because of just ?
i opted for B , which is wrong answer , and C is correct
but i did not understand reason for not using HAD ? the plucking event past and arranging event was in process
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AND should connect parallel structures -> B fails in thatvarun289 wrote:my query here
is HAD wrong because of just ?
i opted for B , which is wrong answer , and C is correct
but i did not understand reason for not using HAD ? the plucking event past and arranging event was in process
Actual sentence- > spoken as a bouquet of roses was being arranged
"just picked from his garden" just modifies roses. There is no need of tenses here.