Below are sentences in the past tense. Select the past progressive tense (was or were + -ing form of the main verb) for the blank.
-The audience clapped loudly. The audience ______________________________ loudly.

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The past progressive tense uses "was" with a singular subject and "were" with a plural subject, and in this sentence, "audience" is a singular subject. Therefore, the correct option is "was clapping."

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