Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence. If there is no need to substitute it, select No improvementThe man who seen the accident to occur telephoned the police.a)saw the accident occurredb)had seen the accident occurc)saw the accident was occurringd)No improvementCorrect answer is option 'B'. Can you explain this answer?

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Explanation:

The given sentence is: 'The man who seen the accident to occur telephoned the police.'

The underlined segment 'seen the accident to occur' is incorrect. It should be replaced with an appropriate verb form.

Let's evaluate each option:

a) saw the accident occur: This option uses the past tense verb form 'saw' to indicate that the man witnessed the accident at a specific point in time. The use of 'occur' is in the infinitive form, which is correct in this context. Therefore, option (a) is grammatically correct.

b) had seen the accident occur: This option uses the past perfect tense verb form 'had seen' to indicate that the man witnessed the accident before the action of telephoning the police took place. The use of 'occur' is in the infinitive form, which is correct in this context. Option (b) is also grammatically correct.

c) saw the accident was occurring: This option uses the past tense verb form 'saw' to indicate that the man witnessed the accident at a specific point in time. However, the use of 'was occurring' is incorrect. It should be 'occur' instead of 'was occurring' to convey the intended meaning. Option (c) is grammatically incorrect.

d) No improvement: This option suggests that the underlined segment does not need any improvement. However, as discussed above, the underlined segment needs to be replaced with an appropriate verb form. Therefore, option (d) is incorrect.

Therefore, the most appropriate option to substitute the underlined segment is option (b) - 'had seen the accident occur.'

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