Potato chips popular since 1865.

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Potato chips                           popular since 1865.

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The sentence to complete is: 'Potato chips ______ popular since 1865.' In this context, the appropriate verb form is the present perfect passive construction 'have been' to express an ongoing state that began in the past (1865) and continues to the present. Option analysis is limited here because no answer choices are provided in the data; however, we can reason about likely competing options and why they would be incorrect:

- If the sentence used 'are' (Potato chips are popular since 1865), it would be grammatically awkward because 'since' requires a perfect aspect to indicate a duration from a starting point to now. 'Are' would merely describe a current state without tying it clearly to the starting year.

- If the sentence used 'were' (Potato chips were popular since 1865), it would imply that they were popular only in the past and no longer are, which contradicts common knowledge and the intended meaning of ongoing popularity.

- If the sentence used 'will be' (Potato chips will be popular since 1865), the tense is incorrect for referring to a past starting point; it would imply a future expectation rather than a historical fact.

Using 'have been' correctly conveys that potato chips have enjoyed popularity from 1865 up to the present moment, aligning with the typical usage of 'since' with the present perfect to express an ongoing situation.

Potato chips popular since 1865.

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