Question

Make changes to the underlined part, if necessary:

"Because philosophy [36] teaching students not what to think but how to think"

• A. No change
• B. Teaches
• C. To teach
• D. And teaching

Answer 1

The correct option is B Teaches

The simple present tense can indicate the speaker believes that a fact was true before, is true now, and will be true in the future. The narrator believes that philosophy can teach students not what to think but how to think. Hence the verb form will be in the simple present tense, that is, "teaches". Hence, Option B is correct.

'Teaching' does not express fact or truth, hence A is incorrect.

'To teach' does not express the tense and 'and teaching' does not form a complete sentence.

Hence these options are incorrect.