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JAMB Use of English 1987 Question 80

Question 80

Tenses

Choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fills the gap(s): We must not take with us the feelings of inadequacy..... experienced during our preparations for the debate.

  1. A.that were
  2. B.those were
  3. C.that was
  4. D.that is
Show the answer and explanation

Answer: C (that was)

Explanation

'That was' refers back to 'inadequacy' and puts the experience in the past, during the preparations.