Identify the best way to improve the underlined part of the given sentence. If there is no improvement required, select ‘no improvement’.
My guests doesn’t wanted to eat anything since they weren’t hungry after the party.
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Correct answer: A
Explanation
The correct answer is option 1, i.e. didn’t want to eat.
- Option 1, didn’t want to eat is grammatically correct because it indicates the past. The sentence talks about guests not being hungry after the party, which is also an occurrence of the past. So, the meaing becomes complete with the inclusion of this option.
- Option 2, didn’t wanted to eat is grammatically incorrect. Past form of verbs cannot appear after contractions, like didn't, couldn't, etc.
- Option 3 don’t wants to eat is wrong. Verbs in plural form cannot appear after contractions like don't, can't, etc.
- Option 4, no improvement is not the correct asnswer.