Choose the correct option.
Correct answer: B. He put a hand over his mouth and slowly knelt down beside his friend's lifeless body.
- A. He put a hand over his mouth and slowly kneeled down beside his friend's lifeless body.
- B. He put a hand over his mouth and slowly knelt down beside his friend's lifeless body.
- C. He puts a hand over his mouth and slowly knelt down beside his friend's lifeless body.
- D. He put a hand over his mouth and had slowly knelt beside his friend's lifeless body.
Explanation
"Put" is correct as the past tense of "put." "Knelt" is the more common past tense of "kneel" and is widely accepted. This sentence is grammatically correct and uses the more common past tense form. Therefore, the most correct and commonly accepted sentence is: He put a hand over his mouth and slowly knelt down beside his friend's lifeless body.
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