JAMB - English Language (1980 - No. 4)
Fill in the blank spaces in the following sentences making use of the best of the five options
The students .... so much noise while the lecturer had to walk out of the class
The students .... so much noise while the lecturer had to walk out of the class
made
had been making
were making
had made
would have been making
Forklaring
C. "were making" is the most appropriate because it indicates an ongoing action in the past. It suggests that the students were continuously making noise during the lecture, which led to the lecturer walking out.