Multiple choice

Directions: Choose the appropriate pair of words to fill in the blanks.

The nature and style of crimes _________ changed, so the police department must adopt newer technologies to ________ criminals.

  1. were, decrepit

  2. had, deceive

  3. having, motivate

  4. have, combat

  5. should, arrest
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D Correct answer
Explanation

Present perfect tense is to be used, so ‘have’ fits and ‘combat’ means ‘defeat’ criminals. This is the correct option.

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