Correct Answer: B

Your Answer:

Explanation

B

In this Rules question, verbs are changing in the answer choices, so it's testing consistency with verbs. Find and highlight the subject, German intelligence agents, which is plural, so a plural verb is needed. All of the answers work with a plural subject, so look for a clue regarding tense. The previous part of the sentence uses a past tense verb: found. Highlight that verb, which is past tense, so write an annotation that says "past." Eliminate any answer not in past tense.

• (A) is wrong because had is used when two events occur in the past and one event is earlier.

• (B) is correct because it's past tense.

• (C) and (D) are wrong because would believe and were believing aren't consistent with found.