Question

Fill in the blanks with the most appropriate words.
A: ____Paul play rugby?
B: No, he can't. But he can ____baseball.

• A. Can / play
• B. Can / plays
• C. Does / play
• D. Does / plays

Answer 1

Answer: (A)

Can / play

Option A is the correct answer because based upon statement B we can say that the question is about Paul's capability of playing, so "can " is the correct answer because "can" means the ability or capability to do something.

"play" is correct because it is preceded by "can". If the statement was only "but he plays baseball", then plays would be correct.

Option B is incorrect, explanation in second part of Option A above.

Option C is incorrect because based on the answer in statement B, 'can' is used. Also, "doing" something is possible only if he knows to do it, so 'can" is the most apt answer.