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Fill in the blanks with the most appropriate words.
The horse ____ the race ____ the winner of the same event two years ago.

A
led / was
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leading / is
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leading / was
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leads / being
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Solution

The correct option is C leading / was
The correct answer is Option C.
LEADING describes the horse in the race. It is an adjective in the given sentence. There is a reference to the same event 2 years ago in the past, thus the past tense will be used, thus WAS is the correct answer.
Therefore, LEADING/WAS is the correct answer.

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