Question : Select the word segment that substitutes (replaces) the bracketed word segment correctly and completes the sentence meaningfully. Select the option 'No correction required' if the sentence is correct as given.
(They have been) dejected when he arrived, but now they sparkle with enthusiasm.
Option 1: They were been
Option 2: They had been
Option 3: They was
Option 4: No correction required
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Correct Answer: They had been
Solution : The correct choice is the third option.
Explanation : In this sentence, the arrival of the person (he) is a point in the past, and the dejection of "they" occurred before that. The past perfect tense "had been" is used to convey an action completed before another past action.
So, the correct sentence would be: They had been dejected when he arrived, but now they sparkle with enthusiasm.
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