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Question:
While Charlene and Shasta were sitting the post in the concrete, they were harassed by clouds of black flies.
Answer:
The answer This compound verb is correctly formed. is not correct.
Explanation:
The sentence describing the action of placing the post in the concrete and thus requires the transitive compound verb "were setting."
 
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