Question

Choose the most preferable sentence in respect to grammar, meaning and usage in order to express the intended theme.

• A. The dacoits having stopped to divide the booty; the police overtook them.
• B. The dacoits stopping to divide the booty, the police overtook them.
• C. Since the dacoits stopped to divide the booty, the police had overtaken them.
• D. he dacoits having been stopped to divide the booty; the police overtook them.

Answer 1

The Correct Option is A

The correct option is (A): The dacoits having stopped to divide the booty; the police overtook them