Choose the correct option:
Correct answer: A. The sergeant had had many close calls, and he had even once been left for dead by the enemy
- A. The sergeant had had many close calls, and he had even once been left for dead by the enemy
- B. The sergeant have had many close calls, and he had even once been left for dead by the enemy.
- C. The sergeant had had many close calls, and he had even once left for dead by the enemy.
- D. The sergeant had many close call, and he had even once been left for dead by the enemy.
Explanation
Correct because it uses the past perfect tense ("had had") correctly to indicate actions that occurred before another past action. "Had even once been left" is also correctly structured in the past perfect passive form.
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