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Verbal·Standard English Conventions·Form, Structure, and Sense
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The city of Bern, Switzerland, is home to an office of the International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol). However, you won’t see Interpol agents chasing international criminals in Bern. Interpol can help with investigations, but only Swiss authorities __________ permitted to make arrests there.
Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?
A
were
B
had been
C
are
D
were being