Select the most appropriate option that can substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence.
The doctor knew that Ravindra would recover from dengue soon and do the kind of work he was doing before.
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Correct answer: D
Explanation
The correct answer is option 4 i.e. had been doing.
"The doctor knew" is in past tense.
The underlined part of the sentence refer to the ongoing actions before the point of time of speaking.
Thus, past perfect continuous tense should be used here.
The correct structure is: Had + Been + V-ing
"Had been doing" correctly follows this rule.
Corrected Sentence: The doctor knew that Ravindra would recover from dengue soon and soon do the kind of work he had been doing before.
Hence, the chosen option is correct.