Subject
English Language
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Sentence
Which of the following sentences is correct?
Which of the following sentences is correct?
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I was listening to the radio when the accident had happened.খ)
I was listening to the radio when the accident happenedগ)
I was listening to the radio when the accident was happeningঘ)
I had listened to the radio when the accident happenedExplanation
এখানে সঠিক বাক্যটি হল- B) "I was listening to the radio when the accident happened." Option A) "I was listening to the radio when the accident had happened" is incorrect because "had happened" is in the past perfect tense, which suggests that the accident had happened before another past event. However, in this sentence, the accident and the listening to the radio are happening simultaneously, so the past continuous tense "was happening" would be more appropriate. Option C) "I was listening to the radio when the accident was happening" is also grammatically correct, but it emphasizes the ongoing nature of the accident, which may not be necessary in this context. Option D) "I had listened to the radio when the accident happened" is incorrect because the past perfect tense "had listened" implies that the radio listening happened before the accident, which is not the intended meaning of the sentence.Related questions
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