Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence.
The time is ripe for harness the rising level of ambition.
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Correct answer: A
Explanation
The correct answer is option 1 i.e. The time is ripe to.
Error Concept: Incorrect verb form after the phrase “time is ripe.”
What is wrong: The original sentence uses “harness” directly after “for,” which is grammatically incorrect. The correct structure requires the infinitive form “to + verb.”
Grammar Concept: After the expression “the time is ripe,” the verb should be in the infinitive form (to + verb), not the base form preceded by “for” or noun forms like “ripeness.”
Incorrectness of the concept in context: Options 2, 3, and 4 use incorrect forms like “has ripeness,” “were ripe,” or “ripeness to,” which do not fit standard English grammar.
Correction: Replace “for harness” with “to harness.”
Corrected phrase: The time is ripe to
Final sentence: The time is ripe to harness the rising level of ambition.
Hence, the chosen option is correct.