Question

Most animals in the zoos ____ in captivity. Choose the correct word/phrase to complete the sentence.
A. Have breed
B. Are being breeding
C. Are bred
D. Breeds

Answer 1

Hint: It is required to use the form of tense in which one can understand how the animals are kept in the zoo. Hence, use the present tense form to complete the answer.

Complete answer:
Option (A) ‘have breed’: is an incorrect option because the auxiliary ‘have’ is used to form perfect tense. For instance ‘have bred’ (present perfect tense) and ‘have been breeding’ (perfect continuous tense). It can also be used with to+ present tense form of the verb to indicate an obligation. As the present tense form of a verb (have breed) is not grammatically correct and it does not convey any message.
Option (B) ‘are being breeding’: is an incorrect answer because the verb form ‘are + being + past tense form’ forms the correct form of verb required to use (are being bred) used to indicate present continuous tense anyways the verb form ‘are being breeding’ is not grammatically correct to use.
Option (C) ‘are bred’: is the correct option because it indicates present tense as a fact, how animals in captivity are maintained and it is grammatically correct.
Option (D) ‘breeds’: is an incorrect option as the word ‘breeds’ is in simple present tense form. The subject ‘most animals’ is in the plural form as a third person. Along with this subject, the present tense verb is used without the letter‘s’. Hence, ‘Most animals breed’ is correct but ‘Most animals breeds’ is not grammatically correct.

Hence the correct answer is option ‘C’.

Note:Use the form of tense which is in present form as the question is about how the animals kept in captivity.