Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence. If there is no need to substitute it, select ‘No substitution required’.
The inmates of the house have slept when the thief entered.
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Correct answer: B
Explanation
The correct answer is option 2 i.e. were sleeping.
- The correct substitution should match the past continuous tense, which describes an action that was ongoing at a particular time in the past.
- "Were sleeping" is past continuous tense, which correctly matches the requirement of describing an ongoing action in the past.