Direction: Pick out the most effective word/ phrases from the given alternatives marked (a), (b), (c), (d) and (e) given below each sentence to fill in the blank to make the sentence meaningful and grammatically correct.
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By the middle of the 19th Century, the urban population of England _________ the rural population.
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- have exceed
- exceeded
- was to exceeds
- exceeds
- will exceed
Correct Option: B
As we can say that ,
The correct word is filled in the above given sentence :-
By the middle of the 19th Century, the urban population of England exceeded the rural population.
