When the Principal entered the class, a student ——— on the blackboard.
- A) wrote
- B) was writing
- C) writes
- D) is writing
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Answer: B) was writing
Explanation
"Was writing". The writing was already in progress when the Principal came in, and an ongoing past action interrupted by another takes the past continuous. "Wrote" would suggest the student started writing after the entry. The present forms do not match "entered".
Asked in: KGDCL 2021
Topic: English Grammar