Select the word segment that substitutes (replaces) the bracketed word segment correctly and completes the sentence meaningfully Select the option ‘no correction required' if the sentence is correct as given.
Presently Rosemary (seems to have know) those people herself in some deplorable past and then got on to them and rejected them.
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Correct answer: A
Explanation
The correct answer is option 1 i.e. seemed to have known.
- The correct replacement is "seemed to have known" because it accurately reflects a past situation where Rosemary had previous acquaintance or experience with those people.
- "Seemed" is the past tense of "seem," aligning with the past context of the sentence ("in some deplorable past").
- "To have known" is a perfect infinitive, indicating that the knowing happened before the action of rejecting.
The other options do not appropriately convey this sense of past familiarity.