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Improve the bracketed part of the sentence. King Xerxes (have decided) to go war with Sparta.

Improve the bracketed part of the sentence. King Xerxes (have decided) to go war with Sparta. Correct Answer Had decided

The sentence uses the auxiliary verb 'have', which indicates that the sentence is in perfect tense. But, since the noun is a singular, the auxiliary verb should be 'has' or 'had' and not 'have'. Therefore, the correct answer is option 2.

Improved sentence - King Xerxes had decided to go war with Sparta.

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