Take a look at the sentence again:
Using bites of bologna as bribes, Diane convinced Reliable, her beagle,
to lie still, and then she __________ each of his eighteen toenails.
The sentence requires the simple past of cut, an irregular verb that never changes form. Cut is the simple past.
| Verb | Simple Present | Simple Past | Past Participle |
| cut | cut(s) | cut | cut |
Cuted, the form you chose, is a spelling error. Before you continue, review the rules for irregular verbs.
Try again to escape Grammar Hell!