The person who came last in the marathon is also given a booby prize as an act of encouragement.
A) The person who came last in the marathon is also given a booby prize as
B) The person who came last in the marathon has also given a booby prize as
C) The person who came last in the marathon was also given a booby prize as
D) The person who came last in the marathon had also given a booby prize as
E) The person who came last in the marathon have also given a booby prize as

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Quizplus · Accepted Answer

This sentence has an error in the verb-time agreement. A past tense must be followed by another past tense whether active or passive form as it is in the option C (came last in the marathon was also given) that is correct. Other options use either present (is also given) or perfect tenses (has/ had/have also given) that are irrelevant; hence, option C is the correct answer.

The Person Who Came Last in the Marathon Is Also