Until Iran came along, India had never been ___________ in Kabaddi.

A. defeated B. defeating C. defeat D. defeatist

Question

Until Iran came along, India had never been ___________ in Kabaddi.

A. defeated  B. defeating  C. defeat  D. defeatist

Accepted Answer

A. defeated The sentence uses the past perfect tense ('had never been') to describe a state that existed from some point in the past up until Iran arrived on the scene. The blank follows 'had never been', which requires a past participle to form the passive voice. We need a past participle of the verb 'defeat' that fits grammatically and semantically.