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Sarah khan Posted 14 years ago
Vocabulary
Which verb will fit on following sentence??
sentence is 'The cowboy ____ his horse and rode off.
which one will fit on it either 'mounted' or 'strike' ..........
regards...
which one will fit on it either 'mounted' or 'strike' ..........
regards...
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"mounted" Semantically, they both can work in that position but since "rode off" is in the past tense, you normally should use another verb in the past tense to agree with it. 'The cowboy mounted his horse and rode off. 'The cowboy struck his horse and rode off.
- "mounted" Semantically, they both can work in that position but since "rode off" is in the past tense, you normally should use another verb in the past tense to agree with it.
- 'The cowboy mounted his horse and rode off.
- 'The cowboy struck his horse and rode off.
- 'The cowboy mounts his horse and rides off.
- 'The cowboy strikes his horse and rides off.
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"mounted"
Semantically, they both can work in that position but since "rode off" is in the past tense, you normally should use another verb in the past tense to agree with it.
'The cowboy mounted his horse and rode off.
'The cowboy struck his horse and rode off.
'The cowboy mounts his horse and rides
Semantically, they both can work in that position but since "rode off" is in the past tense, you normally should use another verb in the past tense to agree with it.
'The cowboy mounted his horse and rode off.
'The cowboy struck his horse and rode off.
'The cowboy mounts his horse and rides
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