Sentence improvement: choose the correct predicate adjective after “were” Original sentence: "The moment they saw me, they were delight." Select the grammatically correct completion.
Verbal Ability
Sentence Correction
Difficulty: Easy
Choose an option
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Ahad delighted
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Bwere delighted
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Care delighted
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Dhave been delighted
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ENo correction required
Answer
Correct Answer: were delighted
Explanation
ConceptLinking verbs like be take predicate adjectives: "were delighted" (past participle used adjectivally). "were delight" (noun) is incorrect.
Option analysiswere delighted — correct simple past with predicate adjective. ✅had delighted — active perfect; would require an object.are delighted / have been delighted — wrong tense given the time marker "The moment they saw me".
Final Answerwere delighted.