Fill the gap with the most appropriate option from the list following the gap.
School buildings that …… in 1950…… now uninhabitable?
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A.
were build / are -
B.
were built / are -
C.
were built / is -
D.
are built / are
Correct Answer: Option B
Explanation
School buildings that were built in 1950 are now uninhabitable.
”1950” from the above statement is referring to the past. ”were built” is the correct phrase that fills the gap because it is correlates the statement with the past while ”are” is used because ”buildings” as used in the statement, is in its plural form, meaning there are more than one building.