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Here's a shmoopy question that may save you from an evil troll at a bridge someday,

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so pay attention... Fill in the blank.

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The tennis team _______ out for burritos after the tournament.

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And here are the potential answers:

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So... what is this question asking?

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It's all about tense.

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Uh, close. Take a quick glance at the answers just to see if there are any freebies we can toss out.

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...and yeah -- D -- 'the tennis team HAD out for burritos?' Not a sentence. So long.

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The key clue here is AFTER THE TOURNAMENT.

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If it was just "The tennis team blank out for burritos"... then C could be a viable option.

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But because we're already given a time frame, it's a little repetitive to say "The tennis

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team has gone out for burritos after the tournament."

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And B won't fly because "team" is singular... even if it's made up of quite a few individuals...

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...and we can't say "a team have gone."

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So yeah... the tennis team WENT out for burritos.

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Our answer is A.

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As in, "Antacid."

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