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"What's all the noise about? ""We had a bad accident ..... at the factory."
1- happened2- happening3- happen4- had happened

I have doubt about the accuracy of 2 and 3. Help me
 

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"What's all the noise about? ""We had a bad accident ..... at the factory."
1- happened2- happening3- happen4- had happened

I have doubt about the accuracy of 2 and 3. Help me

To be honest, I wouldn't put anything in the blank. The sentence is clear without an addition.
 

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I wouldn't put anything there either but if I absolutely had to, it would be c).
 

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I wouldn't put anything there either but if I absolutely had to, it would be c).

I would too, but it is in the form of a causative verb structure, which is a little troubling.
 

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So what's the correct one here?
 

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So what's the correct one here?

As has been said, there isn't really a correct one. The least incorrect is "happen" but the sentence is fine and more natural without it.
 

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So what's the correct one here?
'happen' is the best choice.
PS: I prefer this font to your usual size 1 Times. Well done.
 
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