Choose the correct option to fill in the blanks in the sentence:-
Flights kept ____ because of bad weather.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → being delayed
The verb keep (meaning to continue repeatedly) is followed by a gerund (the -ing form of a verb). Since the subject, Flights, is the receiver of the action (they are the ones being delayed, not delaying themselves), the required structure is the passive gerund: Kept + being + Past Participle
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Being delayed expresses a continuous action being done to the subject (Flights).