Multiple choice

During the first nine years of this century, defence manufacturers incurred substantial costs in developing products that, due to a decline in defence budget, never were sold.

  1. defence budget, never were

  2. defence budget, never was

  3. defence budget, was never

  4. defence budget, the products were never

  5. budget, they were never
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A Correct answer
Explanation

‘Products’ being plural requires were making, options (2) & (3) incorrect. Options (4) & (5) have redundant terms ‘the products’ and ‘they’. Hence (1).

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