Question:
Lots of houses _______ by the earthquake in 1970.
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A.
are destroying -
B.
were destroyed -
C.
destroyed -
D.
is destroyed
Reference explanation:
Correct answer: GET
Knowledge: Passive sentence
Passive sentence Simple past tense. The action highlighted is the destruction of houses by the earthquake.
Structure: S + was/were + V-ed/V3
=> Many houses were destroyed by the earthquake of 1970.
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