English · Verb
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Complete the sentences by choosing the most appropriate option, from the given lettered choices.
Our football team has _______ the remarkable feat of winning the championship for three years in succession.
- A
Brought in
- B
Brought off
- C
Had brought
- D
Have brought
- E
Brought to
The correct sentence is: 'Our football team has brought off the remarkable feat of winning the championship for three years in succession.' The phrase 'brought off' means to successfully achieve something difficult, which aligns with the context of the football team winning the championship repeatedly. Other options such as 'brought in', 'had brought', and 'brought to' do not convey this meaning. 'Have brought' is incorrect due to subject-verb agreement issues.
This phrase generally means to introduce or earn something. It doesn't fit the context of accomplishing a feat.
This phrase means successfully accomplishing something difficult, which matches the context of the sentence.
This is the past perfect tense of the verb "bring." However, using the past perfect tense suggests that the action (winning the championship) happened before some other past event. It doesn't convey the idea of the football team's current success.
"Our football team have brought off the remarkable feat of winning the championship for three years in succession."
Option D uses the present perfect tense "have brought off." While this tense is grammatically correct, the sentence doesn't flow as well as it would with the simple present tense, which indicates a general action or state.
This option is not suitable for the sentence. "Brought to" would require a direct object, such as "brought to the stadium" or "brought to tears," to make sense.
Tagged under English · Verb · 2015