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Select the option that expresses the given sentence in past tense form. The declarations which come out from that office…

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Select the option that expresses the given sentence in past tense form. The declarations which come out from that office are not dependable.
aThe declarations which will come out from that office may not be dependable.
bThe declarations which come out from that office were not dependable.
cThe declarations which came out from that office are not dependable.
dThe declarations which came out from that office were not dependable.
✓ Correct answer: d) The declarations which came out from that office were not dependable.
ExplanationCorrect Option: D. The declarations which came out from that office were not dependable.The original sentence is in the present tense.To convert this sentence into the past tense, one needs to change the verb tense from present to past.The key part is changing "are" (present tense) to its past form, which is "were" (past tense).Additionally, "come out" changes to "came out" to maintain proper verb tense agreement.
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