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Directions: Complete this passage by selecting the most suitable option to fill the corresponding gap.
There was a time when the sun never (i) on the British Empire. The British flag flew in countries across the world because Britain (ii) these nations under her control. India was under British (iii) for almost two centuries. Other countries were also (iv) of England.
Fill the blank (ii).
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had brought
💡 Explanation:
The past participle of the verb ‘bring’ has to be used here along with “had” because the sentence talks about two things which happened in the past and the one in the question happened earlier than the other.