Question

the crowd _ restless as the day got hotter .
a. was getting b.were getting c. is getting​

Answer 1

Answer:

1. was getting

Explanation:

was getting is correct

Answer 2

the crowd was getting restless as the day got hotter .

• the verb used in the above is in past continuous tense as the other verb in the sentence - got is in past tense.
• the noun - crowd is taken as a singular because it the collective noun , so we use the singular verb - was.
• verbs are considered to be action words which denotes the what the doer is doing.

hence, the correct option is a. was getting