Multiple choice

Which of the following options best corrects/completes statement I?

Directions: This passage contains errors and an omission. Choose the correct option to complete the passage.

Statement I: Manish and Jimmy were been in Bangalore for a day only.
Statement II: Today they are going to the aquarium.
Statement III: Aquariums are places where different kinds of fish are kept for breeding.
Statement IV: There are big glass tanks for the fish. The water in these tanks _____                                        

  1. were to be

  2. had been

  3. have been

  4. should have been
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C Correct answer
Explanation

The sentence describes the tanks that currently exist in aquariums. Present perfect tense 'have been' is correct because the tanks were set up in the past and continue to exist now. 'Were to be' suggests future arrangement, 'had been' is past perfect (completed action), and 'should have been' implies something that ought to have happened but didn't.

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