Select the most appropriate option that can substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence.
The students were boring by the lecture delivered on environmental issues.
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Correct answer: D
Explanation
The correct answer is option 4 i.e. The students were bored.
Here, the past particle form "bored" is required to indicate the state or the feeling of the students as a result of the action (the lecture).
The original sentence incorrectly used "boring" which is an adjective that would describe the students as being dull or not interesting, which isn't the intended meaning.
The intended meaning is that students felt bored during the lecture.
Hence, the correct answer would be the students were bored.