Multiple choice

Directions: Which of the phrases (1), (2), (3) and (4) given below should replace the phrase given in bold in the following sentence to make the sentence grammatically correct? If the sentence is correct as it is and there is no correction required, mark (5), i.e. “No correction required" as the answer.

Property developers had been making a beeline to grab a share of Bangalore's sugarcoated real estate pie.

  1. are making

  2. is making

  3. have made

  4. had made

  5. No correction required
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A Correct answer
Explanation

Past perfect tense does not make sense here. So, 'are making' (present continuous) is correct.

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