I would write them all out but im lazy. change the noun after the word by and make that the subject of the sentence followed by the verb and the rest of the sentence :)
Answer:
11. B
Explanation:
Remember, the narrator Nick Adams was in an Italian hospital where he met an Italian major who came for physiotherapy just as Nick. Their conversations progresses and we are told that the Italian Major starts to correct Nick's Italian, evidently showing that he may well not be of Italian origin.
Jesse SWIM across, Does that sound right? NO! So cancel that word out of the selection and we are left with.. Jesse SWUM across and Jesse SWAM across. I would go with SWUM, because swam sounds more like a present kind of thing, and they are talking about last summer. So He SWUM.
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