From the words or group of words lettered A to D, choose the word or group of words that best completes each of the following sentences: The plane took off....

From the words or group of words lettered A to D, choose the word or group of words that best completes each of the following sentences:
The plane took off...................

Answer Details

The best option to complete the sentence is "five minutes ago". "When the plane took off" refers to a specific time in the past, so the correct choice should indicate an action that happened in the past. "Five minutes ago" is a phrase commonly used to indicate that an action occurred five minutes prior to the present moment, which fits perfectly with the context of the sentence. Option A "since five minutes" does not make sense grammatically because "since" is used to indicate a starting point and requires a specific action to follow it. Option C "in the past five minutes" also implies a recent past, but it doesn't indicate a specific starting point for the action, making it less fitting than "five minutes ago." Option D "by five minutes" does not work because "by" indicates a deadline or time limit, not a point in the past.