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Answer is Wrong!
Answer is Right!
The correct answer is: The confusion caused by the discovery of the body made everybody lose track of time.
The other options are incorrect because they do not correctly express the relationship between the confusion and the loss of track of time.
- Option A, “had caused,” is incorrect because it implies that the confusion happened before the loss of track of time. However, the sentence does not specify the order of events, so it is possible that the loss of track of time happened before the confusion.
- Option B, “was caused by,” is incorrect because it implies that the confusion was the only cause of the loss of track of time. However, the sentence does not state that the confusion was the only cause, so it is possible that other factors also contributed to the loss of track of time.
- Option C, “had been caused by,” is incorrect because it is the past perfect passive voice. The past perfect passive voice is used to express a past action that was caused by another past action. However, the sentence does not express a past action that was caused by another past action.
Therefore, the correct answer is: The confusion caused by the discovery of the body made everybody lose track of time.