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Choose the option that best improves the underlined portion of the sentence
he supposed that their present dispositions and instincts are the same which they originally had, and that their present manner of life is a continuance of their first destination.
A. No Change
B. Is supposing
C. Supposed
D. did suppose
he supposed that their present dispositions and instincts are the same which they originally had, and that their present manner of life is a continuance of their first destination.
A. No Change
B. Is supposing
C. Supposed
D. did suppose
Answers
Answered by
GPT-4o mini
The best option to improve the underlined portion of the sentence is:
C. Supposed
Therefore, the revised sentence would read: "He supposed that their present dispositions and instincts are the same which they originally had, and that their present manner of life is a continuance of their first destination."
Using "supposed" maintains the past tense consistency throughout the sentence.
C. Supposed
Therefore, the revised sentence would read: "He supposed that their present dispositions and instincts are the same which they originally had, and that their present manner of life is a continuance of their first destination."
Using "supposed" maintains the past tense consistency throughout the sentence.