SSC CHSL 2025 · PYQ · Sentence Improvement · medium
Choose the most suitable option to replace the highlighted part of the sentence: The ban was imposed by the commercial taxes department on Friday after protests by a certain community, which has threat to burn cinema halls screening the controversial movie.
Answer
The correct answer is D: had threatened to burn. 'Had threatened to burn' is the grammatically correct phrase; 'threaten' takes a bare infinitive (to + base verb), and the past perfect is appropriate for the context.
A.had threatened to burning
B.had threats of burning
C.had threaded to burn
D.had threatened to burn✓ Correct
Explanation
'Had threatened to burn' is the grammatically correct phrase; 'threaten' takes a bare infinitive (to + base verb), and the past perfect is appropriate for the context.
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