Question

Fill in the blank with a suitable option:
The doctor recommended that she ___________ in bed for a few days.

• A. Will stay
• B. Stay
• C. Would stay
• D. To stay

Answer 1

The correct option is B Stay

Option B is the correct answer because "stay" means to remain in one place for a particular time which is correct here because the doctor advises her to rest in a particular place,here "stay".

Option A is incorrect because it is in the future tense while the doctor advises it with respect to the present and future, besides an advise is never followed by "will" as will means surety of an action being done.

Option C is incorrect because "would" is the past tense of "will", it would be correct if it was "should stay".

Option D is incorrect because "to stay " would be correct if the statement was , doctor recommended her to stay, as a verb is not preceded by "to" if it is followed by a noun.