Question

Complete the following passage given below by filling in the blanks chowing the
correct option from those that follow:
A gang of shoplifters (a) ...... by the city police late last evening. In fact, there
(b)..... regular reports of pilferage and shoplifting from various stores in the
last few days. What (c) ..... the police most is that these teenagers, most of them
in their early teens, (d) ........ from affluent families. Their motive ? Not material
need, but the need to break the monotony of their dull lives and the need
for attention.

(a) i has been arrested ii. was arrested iii. had been arrested iv. is being arrested
(b) i. had been ii. are inhave been iv. has been
(e) i had surprised i have surprised iii. has surprised iv, has been surprised
(d) i. came
ii. come
iii. are coming iv. were coming​

Answer 1

Answer:

a) had been arrested

b) had been

c)had surprised

d)come