Texas Court Reporter Practice Exam

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What verb form correctly completes the sentence: The reporter had started early in the morning and had (written, wrote) all day?

written
wrote
dragged
busted

The correct answer is: written

The verb form "written" is the correct choice because it is the past participle of the verb "write." In the construction "had started" and "had written," both verbs are in the past perfect tense, which is formed using "had" plus the past participle. This tense indicates an action that was completed before another action in the past, making it necessary to use the past participle to convey that meaning accurately. In contrast, "wrote" is the simple past tense of "write" and does not fit the grammatical structure needed for past perfect. The other options, "dragged" and "busted," are not forms of the verb "write" and are therefore irrelevant. They do not relate to the sentence's context about the reporter's actions of writing throughout the day.