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Directions: In each of the following sentences, a phrase is printed in bold. From the options, find out the correct phrase that would improve the meaning of the phrase in bold. If the phrase is correct and doesn’t require improvement, select E,
i.e., ‘No improvement needed’ as your answer. The report said that Indian researchers were publishing between 1.5 and 1.8 times the global average on smart-grid technologies, photovoltaics, biofuels and biomass and wind turbine technologies, and were complementing the government’s push to expand green energy sources.

The given phrase is correct. Since the reporting verb is in the past tense, the reported speech should be in past tense as well.

A were complemented the government’s push to expand

B has been complementing the government’s push to expand

C were complementing the government’s push to expanded

D are complementing the government’s push to expand

E No improvement required

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