Difficulty: Easy
Correct Answer: We had heard of him.
Explanation:
Given data
Concept/Approach
Form a natural English sentence in the past perfect: Subject + “had” + past participle + prepositional phrase.
Step-by-step ordering
Subject = “we” → 2Auxiliary “had” → 5Past participle “heard” → 3Preposition “of” → 1Object “him” → 4Ordered sequence: 2–5–3–1–4 → “We had heard of him.”
Common pitfalls
Placing “had” after “heard,” which breaks the past perfect form.
Final Answer
We had heard of him.
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