20. The patient died before the doctor came.
Correct answer: C. The patient had died before the doctor came.
- A. (A) The patient died before
- B. (B) The patient died before the doctor had come.
- C. The patient had died before the doctor came.
- D. (D) The patient die before the doctor had come.
Explanation
The sentence "The patient had died before the doctor came" is grammatically correct because it follows the past perfect tense structure. "The patient" is the subject, "had died" is the past perfect form of the verb "die," and "before the doctor came" is an adverbial phrase indicating the time frame of the action. This sentence effectively communicates that the patient died prior to the doctor's arrival.
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