2024 · Q13
Newspapers have reported heavy flooding in the coastal areas. The damage __________ to be extensive.
EnglishFill in the Blanks
- Aexpected
- Bis expecting
- Chas been expected
- Dis expected
Explanation
The sentence needs the passive construction is expected to be, since the damage is expected by observers to be extensive. Expected alone is incomplete, is expecting is active voice with the wrong subject, and has been expected gives the wrong tense. Hence D is correct.