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1). The fish begged to the fisherman that he might be allowed to go free.2). The fish begged the fisherman that he might be allowed to go free.3). The fish begged the fisherman that he will be allowed to go free.4). The fish begged to the fisherman that he should be allowed to go free. |
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Answer» Out of the GIVEN sentences, the only correct sentence is 2. To BEG is to request someone. Such a verb does not require an additional PREPOSITION such as 'to', which means options 1 and 4 are incorrect. The fish begged the fisherman, so the appropriate verb here becomes 'might', which indicates a possibility and not the SIMPLE future tense verb 'will'. So, option 3 is also incorrect. Option 5 uses the passive form 'have been allowed', which is incorrect, given the context. None of the other sentences are grammatically sound. Therefore, the correct answer is option 2. |
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