took shelter
are taking shelter
had taken shelter
No improvement
Answer is Wrong!
Answer is Right!
The correct answer is: A. took shelter
The sentence is in the past tense, so the verb “take” should also be in the past tense. The other options are incorrect because they are
not in the past tense.- B. are taking shelter is in the present tense. This is incorrect because the sentence is about something that happened in the past.
- C. had taken shelter is in the past perfect tense. This is incorrect because the sentence is about something that happened once, not something that happened repeatedly.
- D. No improvement is incorrect because the sentence is not correct as it is.
Here is a rewritten version of the sentence:
The gangsters took shelter at the old house last month after the police ordered their arrest.