After the explorer Hernán Cortés arrived in South America, he is setting fire to all his ships, preventing his crew from returning home.

Question

Choose 1 answer:
Choose 1 answer:
(Choice A) NO CHANGE
A
NO CHANGE
(Choice B) has set fire to
B
has set fire to
(Choice C) set fire to
C
set fire to
(Choice D) was set on fire by
D
was set on fire by

Answer 1

The best choice for the sentence is (Choice C) "set fire to." This option maintains consistency with the past tense used in the context of the sentence.

So, the correct answer is:

C) set fire to