Which of the following words/phrases (1), (2), (3), and (4) given below in the statement should replace the phrase printed in bold in the sentence to make it grammatically correct? If the sentence is correct as it is given and ‘No Correction is required’, mark (5) as the answer.
The intricate beaded patterns sewn by hand on clothes has fascinated visitors in the villages of Thailand since the early sixties.
Which of the following words/phrases (1), (2), (3), and (4) given below in the statement should replace the phrase printed in bold in the sentence to make it grammatically correct? If the sentence is correct as it is given and ‘No Correction is required’, mark (5) as the answer.
The intricate beaded patterns sewn by hand on clothes has fascinated visitors in the villages of Thailand since the early sixties.
1). Will fascinate 2). Fascinates 3). Had been fascinating 4). Have fascinated
The given sentence suggests that something is happening since the early sixties and also, the word 'patterns' is plural. Hence, the phrase 'has fascinated' can be replaced with 'have fascinated'.