Question

he all but ran over a tiny green turtle on a clod of dirt (what is the grammar )​

Answer 1

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Explanation:

Answer 2

In the given sentence, "He all but ran over a tiny green turtle on a clod of dirt.", the verb 'ran' is in simple past form.

* In the given sentence 'all but ran' means, that he did nothing else but almost ran over a tiny green turtle who was on a clod of dirt.

* It means, he very nearly ran over a turtle but missed it by a small margin.