Choose the best replacement for the words in brackets. If they are correct as they are, choose "No improvement".
The ship [sank] in a storm in 1912.

sunkCorrect answerYour answerhas sunkCorrect answerYour answerwas sinkedCorrect answerYour answerNo improvementCorrect answerYour answer

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CorrectNot quiteAnswer D

Correct answer: D

The forms are sink, sank, sunk. A finished time like "in 1912" takes the simple past, "sank", so the sentence is correct.

Worth noting

"Sunk" is the past participle, used after "has" or "had". "Sinked" is not a word.

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Choose the best replacement for the words in brackets. If they are correct as they are, choose "No improvement".The ship [sank] in a storm in 1912.