Question

Identify the meaning of the sentence given below:-
“I got to the airport at 9:15. My plane left ten minutes later.”
A. My plane had left ten minutes ago
B. Before I got to the airport, my plane had taken off
C. I got to the airport just before my train left
D. I couldn’t catch my plane.

Answer 1

Hint: A set of words is called as a sentence and the sentence is said to be complete and meaningful in itself if it contains a subject or a predicate which conveys a message , asks a question which will contain a main clause and one or more subordinate clauses.

Complete answer:
Option A) My plane had left ten minutes ago is the correct meaning of the sentence as in the sentence the ten minutes later is said, which means that the plane left ten minutes after they reached the airport at 9:15.
Option B) before I got to the airport, my plane had taken off cannot be the correct meaning as in the sentence it is clearly mentioned that the plane was left ten minutes later.
Option C) I got to the airport just before my train left cannot be the correct meaning as in the sentence it is clearly mentioned that the plane was left ten minutes later.
Option D) I couldn’t catch my plane cannot be the correct meaning as in the sentence it is clearly mentioned that the person went to the airport before the plane had taken off..

Thus, option A) is correct.

Note:We have to identify the meaning of the word after carefully analyzing all possible options in that the sentence could mean. After looking at each option we can easily conclude that the option A) My plane had left ten minutes ago is the correct meaning of the sentence.