Question

in 2017, the uluru - kata tjuta national park board voted unanimously to prohibit the climbing of uluru, officially restricting the locally sacred sandstone formation from tourists. immediately after this announcement, however, the number of tourists climbing uluru ______ as many came to visit the landmarks summit before it was permanently closed off. which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of standard english? a skyrocketing b skyrocketed c had skyrocketed d have skyrocketed

Explanation:

The sentence is in the past - tense narrative. "Skyrocketing" is a present - participle and is incorrect. "Had skyrocketed" is past perfect which implies an action completed before another past action, but there is no such sequence indicated here. "Have skyrocketed" is present perfect which is also incorrect for this past - tense context. "Skyrocketed" is the simple past - tense verb form that fits the context of the sentence which is talking about an action that happened in the past after the announcement.

Answer:

B. skyrocketed