Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence.
Anyone reading these lines will thought that the writer is very sad.
- Awill have think that the writer is
- Bare think that the writer has
- Chave thinking that the writer is
- Dwill think that the writer is
Solution & Step-by-step Explanation
The modal auxiliary verb "will" must always be followed by the base form of the verb (V
1
). "Thought" is the past tense form (V
2
/V
3
), so it should be changed to the base form "think". Hence, the correct segment is "will think that the writer is", making option D the correct choice.
1
). "Thought" is the past tense form (V
2
/V
3
), so it should be changed to the base form "think". Hence, the correct segment is "will think that the writer is", making option D the correct choice.