Which of the phrases given in the options should replace the phrase printed in…
2025
Which of the phrases given in the options should replace the phrase printed in bold in the sentence below to make it grammatically correct?
He admired the speed with which Koti completed the work and appreciating the method adopted by him.
- A.
appreciate the method being adopted
- B.
appreciated the method adopted
- C.
appreciate the method of adoption
- D.
appreciate the adopting method
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Correct answer: B
Concept: When two or more verb phrases in a sentence are joined by a coordinating conjunction such as "and", they must be grammatically parallel — in particular, they must share the same tense, unless the sentence deliberately shifts between time frames.
The sentence describes events that already happened: "admired" (simple past) and "completed" (simple past) both refer to the past.
The clause joined by "and" must therefore also carry a simple past-tense verb, not the present participle "appreciating" or the present-tense "appreciate".
Replacing the bold phrase with "appreciated the method adopted" puts the verb in simple past tense, matching "admired" and "completed".
Cross-check: substituting back gives "He admired the speed with which Koti completed the work and appreciated the method adopted by him." All three verbs — admired, completed, appreciated — are in simple past tense, so the sentence is now grammatically consistent.