Multiple choice

Directions: Mark the most suitable option to fill in the blanks to make a logical sentence.

The city of Katagum _________ (build) in the form of an oblong with the chief’s house in the centre _________ (look) like an old English castle.

  1. was built, looking

  2. had been built, looked

  3. is built, looks

  4. was built, had looked
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A Correct answer
Explanation

This is a compound sentence in the past tense (in passive voice). Here, the principal clause demands 'past indefinite', while in the subsidiary clause, 'looking' is used as a verb of being.  Hence, option 1 is correct.

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