|Question 16Verbal

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Funafuti, the capital of Tuvalu, has a population of 4,492, which accounts for 45.48 percent of the country's total population. Having proportionally large populations _____ common for national capitals.
Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?
have been
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is
B
were
C
are
D