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Question : A sentence has been given with a blank to be filled with an appropriate option. Choose the correct alternative.
Snow_____ lightly as everyone was leaving church.

Option 1: falling

Option 2: is falling

Option 3: was falling

Option 4: fallen


Team Careers360 25th Jan, 2024
Answer (1)
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Correct Answer: was falling


Solution : The third option is correct.

Explanation : The sentence "Snow was falling lightly as everyone was leaving church" uses the past progressive tense (was falling) to describe an action that was ongoing at a specific point in the past. It indicates that the snowfall was happening while people were leaving the church.

Therefore, the complete sentence would be: "Snow was falling lightly as everyone was leaving church."

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