The model answer to this question is 'D'. I think 'A' is OK,, too. Which is the better answer 'a' or 'd'? Why?
Omar Ahmed Which is the better answer 'a' or 'd'? Why? D, because 'sail' is a dynamic verb and the context ('as soon as') suggests that this is said at the time the sailing is still in progress.
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Omar AhmedWhich is the better answer 'a' or 'd'? Why?
D, because 'sail' is a dynamic verb and the context ('as soon as') suggests that this is said at the time the sailing is still in progress.
That said, A is not wrong.
(By the way, I would have written the Italian coast.)
CJ