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Q:

Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence. If there is no need to substitute it, select ‘No substitution required’.

Ariel was convinced that something fishy is going up behind his back.

  • 1
    No substitution required
  • 2
    was going on
  • 3
    goes on
  • 4
    was going up
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Answer : 2. "was going on"
Explanation :

The correct sentence should be:

Ariel was convinced that something fishy was going on behind his back.

Explanation: The verb tense in the reported speech should be consistent, so "is going" should be changed to "was going." Additionally, the preposition "on" should be replaced with "behind" for the sentence to convey the intended meaning.

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