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She told me that he ________ his mother last year

Ahas lost

Bhad lost

Cwas lost

Dlost

Answer:

B. had lost

Read Explanation:

  • had lost: "She told me that he had lost his mother last year / കഴിഞ്ഞ വർഷം അമ്മയെ നഷ്ടപ്പെട്ടുവെന്ന് അവൾ എന്നോട് പറഞ്ഞു." Because "had lost" (past perfect tense) is appropriate in reported speech to indicate that the action happened before the time of telling (പറയുന്ന സമയത്തിന് മുമ്പാണ് action നടന്നത്).
  • "had lost" എന്ന പാസ്റ്റ് പെർഫെക്റ്റ് ടെൻസ്, റിപ്പോർട്ട് ചെയ്ത speechൽ ഉപയോഗിച്ചിരിക്കുന്നത് ആ പ്രവൃത്തി (അമ്മയെ നഷ്ടപ്പെട്ടത്) പറയുന്നതിന് മുമ്പാണ് സംഭവിച്ചതെന്ന് സൂചിപ്പിക്കാൻ.
  • "has lost" (present perfect tense) is not used with a specific past time reference like "last year."
  • "was lost" is grammatically incorrect in this context.
  • "lost" - This could be correct in informal speech or writing, but in more formal or precise contexts, "had lost" is preferred to clearly indicate the sequence of events in reported speech.



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