Multiple choice

Directions: Fill in the blank with the appropriate form of the verb.

The entire nation _______ by the news of the assassination of Rajiv Gandhi.

  1. is shocked

  2. was shocked

  3. have shocked

  4. had shocked

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

It is an Assertive sentence of affirmation belonging to the simple past tense and that too in its passive form. Hence, (2) is the correct answer.