The neighbors _ so loudly last night that they _ all awake until after midnight.
Correct answer: B. were shouting/kept
- A. are shouting/are keeping
- B. were shouting/kept
- C. shouted/have been keeping
- D. have shouted/had kept
Explanation
"Were shouting" is the past continuous tense, which describes an action that was ongoing in the past ("last night")."Kept" is the past simple tense, which describes an action that continued for some time in the past.Together, "were shouting" and "kept" correctly describe the noisy activity of the neighbors and the effect it had on those listening to them.
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