Multiple choice

Directions: Look at the underlined part of the following sentence. Below the sentence are given three possible substitutions for the underlined part. If one of them is better than the underlined part, indicate it as your response. Otherwise, ‘No improvement’ will be the answer.

Shalu was given a cold shoulder by the rest of the class as they believe that her behaviour was an embarrassment to the entire class.

  1. as they have believed

  2. as they are in belief

  3. as they believed

  4. no improvement

  5. .
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C Correct answer
Explanation

This is the correct answer as the previous verb in the sentence is in past tense. Thus, the correct tense of the verb 'belief' will be past also as the realisation that Shalu's behaviour was an embarrassment must have occurred before she was ostracised. 

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