Question

by the time the ship reached the Island , more than twenty sailors ___(died/had died/has died/have been died)?

Answer 1

Ответ:

By the time the ship reached the Island more than twenty sailors had died= one action in the past (Past Perfect) happened before another action in the past (Past Simple).

Объяснение:

Answer 2

By the time the ship reached the Island more than twenty sailors had died

Answer 3

By the time the ship reached the island, more than twenty sailors had died.