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Question : 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'.

We made sure our new house were closer to a good primary school when moving home last summer.

Option 1: was close

Option 2: No substitution required

Option 3: were closed

Option 4: was closing


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Correct Answer: was close


Solution : The correct choice is the first option .

Explanation : Were should be replaced with was , as the subject (the house) is singular. This maintains the proper subject-verb agreement in the sentence.

Therefore, the correct sentence is: "We made sure our new house was close to a good primary school when moving home last summer."

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