Barking
To bark
Bark
Barked
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The correct answer is C. Bark.
The sentence is “. . . . . . dogs seldom bite.”. The word that is missing is the verb that describes what dogs do. The options are:
- A. Barking: This is the gerund form of the verb “to bark”. It is used to describe the action of barking.
- B. To bark: This is the infinitive form of the verb “to bark”. It is used to describe the action of barking in general.
- C. Bark: This is the simple present tense form of the verb “to bark”. It is used to describe the action of barking that is happening now or regularly.
- D. Barked: This is the simple past tense form of the verb “to bark”. It is used to describe the action of barking that happened in the past.
In this sentence, the correct verb is “bark” because it is used to describe the action of barking that is happening now or regularly. Dogs seldom bite, but they do bark.