Question

Choose the best option to complete the sentence.
________ yoga is a means of remaining calm even in disturbing situations.
a) Practise
b) To practising
c) Having practised
d) Practising

Answer 1

Hint: A verb is a content word that denotes an action, occurrence, or state of existence. It is the word class that serves as the predicate of a sentence.

Complete answer:
In the given question, the sentence indicates that doing yoga helps to remain calm. Therefore, the tense should be in the present continuous tense. Let us thus analyze the options given to us in this question:
Option (a.), 'practise', refers to a verb in the simple present tense which means ‘engage in a rehearsal (of)’.
Therefore, option (a.) is incorrect as we need the verb to be in the present continuous tense.
Option (b.), ‘to practising', uses the preposition ‘to’ which means ‘indicating destination: In the direction of, and arriving at.’
Therefore, option (b.) is incorrect as the preposition ‘to’ has no use in the sentence before ‘pracitising’, and it does not make sense.
Option (c.), ‘having practised', refers to past perfect tense. Therefore, option (c.) is incorrect as we need the verb to be in the present continuous tense.
Option (d.), ‘practising', refers to a present continuous form of ‘practise’, therefore, option (d.) is correct.

Note:
In this question, it will be helpful for the students to recall the concept of present continuous tense. Present continuous is (grammar) a tense that describes an ongoing action in the present. In English, it is formed by use of a form of being with a present participle.