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Sentence Improvement
  1. Improve the bracketed part of the sentence. Venezuelans (were being) deprived of food and medicines for the past year.
    1. were
    2. are
    3. have been
    4. No improvement
Correct Option: C

The period of time is evident. Hence, passive of Present Perfect i.e. have been ... should be used here.


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