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'. The thunderstorm scared the dog, so he hided under the bed.?

Option 2 : he hid under the

The correct answer is option 2) i.e. he hid under the.

• The given sentence is in the simple past tense and the past form of the verb 'hide' is 'hid' so we can opt out of the fourth option.
• The verb 'hide' is an irregular verb therefore 'hided' is incorrect.
• Now, we have to look for the prepositions used in the first three options as the past form verb 'hid' is correctly used in all the first three options.
• Let us explore the prepositions used in the first three options:
  • Between: When we use 'between' as a preposition that means "in or into the space that separates two places, people, or objects".
  • Under: When we use 'under' as a preposition, it is similar to below. We use 'under' to talk about "something that is below or lower than something else".
  • Over: Preposition over means "above someone/something".
• Hence, the option "he hid under the" is the correct answer.

The correct sentence: "The thunderstorm scared the dog, so he hid under the bed."

• Irregular verbs are those that don’t follow the normal rule of adding "–d, –ed or –ied" to form their past simple and past participle.
• Irregular verbs have a variety of spellings. Their infinitive, past simple and infinitive forms, are sometimes the same, sometimes different:
  • Some irregular verbs have the same infinitive, past simple, and past participle forms.
  • Some irregular verbs have a different infinitive, past simple, and past participle forms.
  • Some irregular verbs have the same past simple and past participle forms, but a different infinitive.