Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.
The children requested that they might be ______ to stay up late.
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Correct answer: D
Explanation
The correct answer is option 4 i.e. permitted.
The sentence talks about permission for staying up late, so the appropriate word for the filler is permitted which means to allow somebody to do something or to allow something to happen.
Sentence: The children requested that they might be permitted to stay up late.