Choose the correct one.
Correct answer: C. The girls had been playing a game called 'bomb' since almost ten minutes when the teacher suddenly entered the classroom.
- A. The girls have played a game called 'bomb' since almost ten minutes when the teacher suddenly will enter the classroom.
- B. The girls were playing a game called 'bomb' since almost ten minutes when the teacher suddenly entered the classroom.
- C. The girls had been playing a game called 'bomb' since almost ten minutes when the teacher suddenly entered the classroom.
- D. The girls played a game called 'bomb' for almost ten minutes when the teacher suddenly entering the classroom.
Explanation
This sentence is mostly correct:"Had been playing" correctly indicates an ongoing action that was interrupted by another past action."Since almost ten minutes" is incorrect. It should be "for almost ten minutes" because "for" is used with durations of time.Therefore, the correct sentence, with the small correction made, should be: The girls had been playing a game called 'bomb' for almost ten minutes when the teacher suddenly entered the classroom.
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