Question

issued in 1946 by hungary ___ commemorative stamps celebrating the nation’s new currency, which marked a symbolic step toward postwar recovery. printed just months after the introduction of the forint, they aimed to restore confidence following the world’s worst recorded episode of hyperinflation.
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which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of standard english?
a was
b were
c is
d are

Explanation:

The subject of the sentence is "commemorative stamps" (plural), and the event is in 1946 (past tense). So we need a plural past - tense verb. "were" is the plural past - tense form of "be", while "was" is singular past - tense, "is" is singular present - tense, and "are" is plural present - tense. So "were" is the correct choice.

Answer:

B. were