Choose the most suitable option to replace the highlighted part of the sentence:
He suggested that we should to leave early.
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Correct answer: A
Explanation
The correct answer is option 1 i.e. should leave early
Error Concept: Incorrect use of infinitive after a modal verb.
What is wrong: The phrase “should to leave” is grammatically incorrect.
Grammar Concept: Modal verbs such as should, must, can, could, etc., are always followed by the base form (V1) of the verb without “to”.
Incorrectness of the concept in context: Here, “to” is unnecessarily used after the modal verb “should”.
Correction: Thus, “should to leave early” should be replaced with “should leave early”.
Corrected sentence: He suggested that we should leave early.
Hence, the chosen option is correct.