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Which sentence best emphasizes the *duration* of the activity before it was stopped?
A. When it started raining, they had played two games of tennis.
B. When it started raining, they had been playing tennis for an hour.
C. When it started raining, they played tennis.
D. When it started raining, they were playing tennis.
Select your answer:
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