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In the question below, a part of the sentence is underlined. Below are given alternatives to the underlined part which may improve the sentence. Choose the correct alternative. In case no improvement is needed, choose 'No improvement.' She left before I reached the airport.

In the question below, a part of the sentence is underlined. Below are given alternatives to the underlined part which may improve the sentence. Choose the correct alternative. In case no improvement is needed, choose 'No improvement.' She left before I reached the airport. Correct Answer She had left

The correct answer is Option 1 i.e She had left

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When two past actions are joined with before/after, the following pattern is used:

  • Past perfect tense(1st action) + before + simple past tense(2nd action).
  • Simple past tense(2nd action) + after  + past perfect tense(1st action). 

Here from the first point we find that the correct answer to be used here is She had left.

Thus making Option 1 the correct answer. 

Hence, the correct sentence will be: 'She had left before I reached the airport.'

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