Question

Choose the response that could improve the sentence by substituting the italicized portion. If the sentence construction is acceptable, then choose ‘E’.

Many people hope that the war would soon close.

• A. will soon close
• B. is coming to an end
• C. will closely end
• D. is closely ending
• E. NO CHANGE

Answer 1

Answer: (B)

is coming to an end

The italicized portion is incorrect because 'close' is usually used to denote proximity or to mean 'shut'. Also, 'would', which is in the past tense does not agree with the general present tense of the sentence. Hence the most accurate answer would be option B which uses the word 'end', meaning stop or cease, and is also in the present continuous form.

Options A, C and D are incorrect because they all contain different forms of the word 'close'.

Option E is incorrect because there is a change in the sentence.