Improve the underlined part of the sentence. Choose "No improvement as an answer if the sentence is grammatically correct.
I read the directions, but I still can't figured out how it works.
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Correct answer: A
Explanation
The correct answer is option 1 i.e. figure out.
The correct form is "figure out" because after the modal verb "can't," we need to use the base form of the verb, not its past tense or continuous form.
"Figured out" is incorrect because it uses the past tense, and "figuring out" is incorrect because it uses the gerund (continuous) form.
Therefore, "figure out" is the proper choice, as it aligns with the structure of the sentence.