Sentence improvement (relative clause tense: he delivered the speech): choose correct past form Original sentence: "We met him immediately after the session in which he ___ a nice speech." Select the option that matches the past sequence.
Verbal Ability
Sentence Correction
Difficulty: Easy
Choose an option
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Awould be giving
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Bhas been given
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Cwill have given
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Dhad given
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ENo correction required
Answer
Correct Answer: had given
Explanation
Timeline
- Meeting occurred after a session.
- Within that session, he delivered (“gave”) a speech.
Concept/ApproachTo show that the speech event took place before the subsequent meeting, use past perfect in the relative clause: “he had given a speech.”
Option analysishad given — correct sequencing: speech preceded meeting. ✅would be giving / has been given / will have given — wrong tense/voice or time reference.
Final Answer“… the session in which he had given a nice speech.”