Choose the best choice of words among the given options that fill the blank in a grammatically correct manner.
The patient _______ taken to the intensive care unit.
Options: was, were
The patient was taken to the intensive care unit.
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### Instruction:
Choose the best choice of words among the given options that fill the blank in a grammatically correct manner.

### Response:
The patient was taken to the intensive care unit.