Single correct option
Sentence improvement: select the option that best replaces the part in square brackets. If the sentence is correct, choose 'No improvement'.
The recruits [were exhausted but cheerful] after the long drill.
The recruits [were exhausted but cheerful] after the long drill.
- A. was exhausted but cheerful
- B. were exhausting but cheerful
- C. No improvement
- D. had exhausted but cheerful
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Answer: (C) No improvement
The plural subject 'recruits' takes 'were', and 'exhausted' correctly describes their state. 'Exhausting' would describe the drill, not the recruits, so the sentence needs no change.
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