By the time the rescue team arrived, the mountaineers ________ on the ridge for over twenty-four hours.

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A were stranded
B have been stranded
C had been stranded
D stranded

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Answer: C. had been stranded

C) had been stranded is correct. The past perfect (had been stranded) shows a situation that had lasted for some time before another past action (the rescue team arrived).

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By the time the rescue team arrived, the mountaineers ________ on the ridge for over twenty-four hours.

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