Question
Select the most appropriate option that can substitute
the bold segment in the given sentence. If there is no need to substitute it, select ‘No substitution required’. The condition of the house had been so deteriorated from lack of maintenance that nobody wanted to purchase it.Solution
In this sentence had been is used which is used to mean that something happened in the past and has already ended.But here the house still exists so only had is used. Â
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