Question

(1) No one knows for sure where chili first came from, but the first recipe was recorded in 1886. (2) The tale is told that immigrants who came to San Antonio around 1783 made a hash of cheap meats and hot peppers and were teaching others to make this simple food. (3) By the 1880’s, the chili stands of San Antonio kept cowboys alive.
What change, if any, should be made in sentence 2?

A
Delete is before told
B
Change came to comes
C
Change were teaching to taught
D
No change is needed for sentence 2

Answer 1

C

Explanation: Change "were teaching" to "taught" to match the simple past tense and create parallel structure with "made." Options A and B produce ungrammatical or incorrect forms; D leaves a less clear, nonparallel construction.