Question 27
Which sentence shows an event that happened before another past event?
Maya was cooking dinner at 7 p.m.
Maya cooked dinner yesterday.
Maya had cooked dinner before her guests arrived.
Maya has cooked dinner.
Question 27: Which sentence shows an event that happened before anoth…
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Maya had cooked dinner before her guests arrived.
Question 27 of 40 in the IIT Madras BS English I (English 1) Quiz 2 paper sat on 16 Aug 2026, in the May 2026 term (English1 14 Aug 26). It carries 1 mark.
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