Question : Select the most appropriate option to substitute the bracketed segment in the given sentence. If there is no need to substitute it, select 'no substitution required'.
The unit twitched like a bird (preening it's plumage and becomes motionless).
Option 1: preening its plumage and became motionless
Option 2: No substitution required
Option 3: preening it's plumage while becoming motionless
Option 4: to preen it's plumage and becomes motionless
Correct Answer: preening its plumage and became motionless
Solution : The first option is the correct choice.
This sentence discusses a past event, so the past tense verb became is more appropriate than the present tense becomes. Also, its is the possessive form of it, while it's is a contraction of it is or it has. In this context, we're talking about the bird's plumage (a possessive context), so its is correct.
Therefore, the correct sentence should be: "The unit twitched like a bird, preening its plumage, and became motionless ."
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