Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence.
He returns and diligently pursued knowledge.
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Correct answer: A
Explanation
'He [returns] and diligently pursued knowledge.'
Identify the Existing Tense: The second verb in the sentence is 'pursued,' which is in the Simple Past Tense (V2).
Parallelism Rule: When two actions are connected by the conjunction 'and,' they should generally be in the same tense to show they happened in the same timeframe.
The Correction: Since the person 'pursued' knowledge in the past, he must have also 'returned' in the past.
Incorrect: returns (Present) + pursued (Past)
Correct: returned (Past) + pursued (Past)