Pick the best alternative for the underlined part of the sentence. It was…
2023
Pick the best alternative for the underlined part of the sentence.
It was strange that no one from the hostel was knowing about the murder happened last night.
- A.
was known about
- B.
were unknown about
- C.
not knowing
- D.
knew about
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Correct answer: D
Correct answer: knew about
Why this is correct:
Tense consistency: The clause “happened last night” places the context in the simple past, so the reporting clause should also use the simple past.
Stative verb rule: The verb “know” is stative and is not normally used in progressive forms. Therefore “was knowing” is incorrect.
Grammatical fit: Gerund/participle forms like “not knowing” or awkward passive phrases like “was known about” do not fit the intended meaning or sentence structure.
Corrected sentence: It was strange that no one from the hostel knew about the murder that happened last night.