Question 29: Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the underlined part that needs correction. When the children realized that they were(A) by themselves in(B) the dark, they(C) became really(D) scary
– frightening (adj): to fear, to frighten (adjectives ending in “ing” have an active meaning, to express the nature and nature of things or events)
Eg: The noise was frightening.
– frightened (adj): panic (adjective ending in “ed” means passive, to express the subject’s attitude and feelings before that thing or event)
Eg: Im scared of walking home alone in the dark.
=> Answer D -> (frightening -> frightened (When the children find themselves in the dark they really become scared.)
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