Question : Select the most appropriate option that can substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence.
The doctor knew that Ravindra would recover from dengue soon and do the kind of work he was doing before.
Option 1: would do
Option 2: had been done
Option 3: would have been doing
Option 4: had been doing
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Correct Answer: had been doing
Solution : The correct choice is the fourth option.
Explanation: The phrase "had been doing" is in the past perfect continuous tense, which is suitable for indicating a continuous action that was happening before another event in the past. In the context of the sentence, it conveys that Ravindra was engaged in a certain type of work continuously before the doctor's expectation of his recovery from dengue.
So, the correct sentence would be: "The doctor knew that Ravindra would recover from dengue soon and had been doing the kind of work he was doing before."
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