Improve the bracketed part of the sentence.
The state has (declined negotiate) any more trade-offs on this proposal or accept calls for stringent transparency requirements.
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Correct answer: C
Explanation
The correct answer is option 3 i.e. Declined to negotiate.
- 'Has' always takes V3 after it so 'declined' is correct.
- 'Decline' takes the infinitive i.e. 'to + base form of the verb' after it.
- Hence, 'negotiate' is appropriate.
The correct sentence will be-
The state has declined to negotiate any more trade-offs on this proposal or accept calls for stringent transparency requirements.