Multiple choice

Directions: Look at the underlined part of the sentence. Below the sentence three possible substitutions for the underlined part are given. If one of the possible substitutions is better than the underlined part, indicate it as your answer. If none of the substitutions improves the sentence, indicate (4) as your answer.

The thing that I don't understand is why they were waiting so long without lodging a complaint.

  1. waited

  2. were to wait

  3. are to wait

  4. No improvement needed
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A Correct answer
Explanation

Case of past indefinite. In cases where we refer to a specific time of the past, we use second form of the verb. Here, the time referred to was the time before lodging the FIR.

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