Question

6. She was a good swimmer so she ________ swim to the river bank when the boat sank.

Answer 1

Answer:

Was able to

Explanation:

Answer 2

Completed sentence is as follows:

• She was a good swimmer so she was able to swim to the river bank when the boat sank.

Was able to in a sentence:

• Use it to indicate that something or someone began (and finished) an action in the past: The faucet is now working properly after I was able to fix it. (In this clause, the faucet was fixed earlier than the period mentioned.)
• We must say "was (or) were able to" or "managed to" when discussing a specific circumstance or mentioning a specific accomplishment.
• They both have quite similar meanings.
• We never say "could." Listen to a few instances: On the car, we were able to negotiate a really fair price.
• Was able to or were able to is the past tense of the verb be able to.
• The present indicative form of be able to in the third person singular is either is able to or are able to.
• Being able to is the present participle of the verb to be able.
• The verb "to be able to" has the past tense "was able to."

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