Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence. If there is no need to substitute it, select No improvement.
The patient waited in dread for the trolley it would taken him to the operation theatre.
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Correct answer: C
Explanation
The correct answer is option 3, i.e. that would take.
- The given sentence denotes past tense by using 'waited'. So, it is inevitable that the latter part of the sentence also use a past form of tense.
- This is why we use 'would take' to complete the sense of the statement.
- Also, using 'that' is necessary because it acts as an indicative word for the trolley that was already mentioned.
- The overall sense/meaning of the sentence doesn't get hampered then.