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(A) Some of the Cakes Had Been Eaten by the Boys before the Party Began. (B) the Boys…………………………

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(A) Some of the cakes had been eaten by the boys before the party began.
(B) The boys………………………… 

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The boys ate some of the cakes before the party began. 

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