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English
Transformation of sentences
Sentences
Sentences
Question
Choose the option that best corrects the sentence at the underlined point:
Many people were injured in the earthquake, and some were maimed.
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Solution
Choice A and D are correct. In Choice A maimed is the intransitive verb that completes the sentence. In Choice D, 'were' is the correct auxillary verb for the subject. Choice B is incorrect as it is too wordy. Chioce D is incorrect as the auxillary verb is missing in the sentence. Hence A and D are correct.