Foundation
English
Verb
Tenses
Sentences
Question
Fill in the blank with a suitable option:
His doctor recommended that he ___________ taking sleeping pills for a while.
His doctor recommended that he ___________ taking sleeping pills for a while.
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Solution
The correct answer is Option B.
SHOULD is used to express a desirable option and obligation.
In the given sentence, the doctor is recommending an option of sleeping pills.
Thus SHOULD TRY is the correct option.
The remaining options are incorrect because:
WOULD TRY expresses the future tense.
WOULD TRY expresses the future tense.
TRIES and TRIED are grammatically incomplete.