Difficulty: Easy
Correct Answer: she thought has done the most for the downtrodden.
Explanation:
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Concept / Approach
After a past reporting verb (‘‘thought’’), backshift or use a timeless form consistently. Here, the present perfect ‘‘has done’’ conflicts with the past-time frame. Use a past perfect (had done) or a past (did), and place the verb immediately after the relative pronoun to avoid an extra ‘‘that’’.
Step-by-step correction reasoning
Preferred exam fix: ‘‘… whosoever she thought had done the most …’’
Corrected version
‘‘She was told to give the award to whosoever she thought had done the most for the downtrodden.’’
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Final Answer
she thought has done the most for the downtrodden.
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