2020 · Q102
Each of the following sentences in this section has a blank space with four words or group of words given. Select whichever word or group of words you consider the most appropriate for the blank space and indicate your response on the Answer Sheet accordingly.
The difficult thing about studying the science of habits is that most people, when they hear about this field of research, __________ to know the secret formula for quickly changing any habit.
EnglishFill in the Blanks
- Awanting
- Bwanted
- Cwants
- Dwant
Explanation
The subject 'most people' is plural, so the verb must be plural: 'most people want'. 'Wants' is singular and disagrees with the subject; 'wanting' and 'wanted' break the present-tense frame of the sentence. Hence (D) want is correct.