Question

    Select the most appropriate option that can substitute the bold segment in the given sentence. If there is no need to substitute it, select ‘No substitution required’.

    The condition of the house had been so deteriorated from lack of maintenance that nobody wanted to purchase it.

    A No substitution required Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    B was deteriorating Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    C was so deteriorated Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    D had so deteriorated Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

    Solution

    In this sentence had been is used which is used to mean that something happened in the past and has already ended.But here the house still exists so only had is used.  

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