Question
English Question on Phrase Replacement
Which of the phrases (1), (2),(3) and (4) given below should replace the phrase given in bold in the following sentence to make the sentence grammatically meaningful and correct. If the sentence is correct as it is and no correction is required, mark (5) as the answer.
The rationale for the use of variousmeasures were known to people since long.
A
measure was being known
B
measures had known
C
measures was known
D
measure to be known
E
No correction required
Answer
measures was known
Explanation
Solution
The correct option is(C),measures was known