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After the collapse of the Mughal empire and the rise of the British colonial government in India, the British incorporated the Indian caste system into their system of governance, granting administrative jobs only to Christians or people belonging to certain castes. In the 1920s, social unrest led to a change in this policy, and caste, a system which encompasses three thousand categories, -------- no longer used to organize government jobs.Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?wereeliminatewaseliminatehave beeneliminateareeliminateScratch BoardDo your scratch work hereClear00:24:42

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After the collapse of the Mughal empire and the rise of the British colonial government in India, the British incorporated the Indian caste system into their system of governance, granting administrative jobs only to Christians or people belonging to certain castes. In the 1920s, social unrest led to a change in this policy, and caste, a system which encompasses three thousand categories, -------- no longer used to organize government jobs.Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?wereeliminatewaseliminatehave beeneliminateareeliminateScratch BoardDo your scratch work hereClear00:24:42

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The correct choice to complete the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English is "was". The sentence should read: "In the 1920s, social unrest led to a change in this policy, and caste, a system which encompasses three thousand categories, was no longer used to organize government jobs."

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