Look at the underlined part of sentence . Below each sentence, three possible situations for the underlined part are given. If one of them (A), (B) or (C) is better than the underlined part, choose that part (A), (B) or (C) as your answer. If none of these substitutions improves the sentence, choose (D) as your response. Thus a "No Improvement" response will be signified by the letter (D).

He is resembling his father.

The correct answer is '3' i.e. resembles .

Key Points

• The verb "resemble" is a stative verb, which describes a state rather than an action.
• Stative verbs are not usually used in continuous tenses, so "is resembling" is incorrect.
• The correct form to use here is "resembles".

Correct sentence: He resembles his father.

Additional Information

• Common Stative Verbs:
  • Verbs of thinking: believe, know, understand, etc.
  • Verbs of emotion: love, hate, like, prefer, etc.
  • Verbs of possession: have, own, belong, etc.
  • Verbs of the senses: see, hear, smell, taste, etc.
• Usage Note: While most stative verbs are not used in continuous tenses, there can be exceptions depending on context and meaning.