Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence. If no substitution is required, select No improvement. The mother is slept while the child was playing. (a) is asleep (b) was slept (c) No substitution (d) was asleep

Options

A. is asleep
B. was slept
C. No substitution
D. was asleep

Answer

D

Explanation

Instead of ‘is slept’, ‘was asleep’ must be used. When you use the past continuous with two actions in t he same sentence, it expresses the idea that both actions were happening at the same time. The actions are parallel.