Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence. If no substitution is required, select No improvement. The growing demand for cotton spurred the Industrial Revolution in Britain and inducing Southern planters in America to grows more cotton. (a) inducing Southern planters in America grew more cotton. (b) induced Southern planters in America to grow more cotton (c) No improvement (d) induce Southern planters in America to grow more cotton.

Options

A. inducing Southern planters in America grew more cotton.
B. induced Southern planters in America to grow more cotton
C. No improvement
D. induce Southern planters in America to grow more cotton.

Answer

B

Explanation

inducing Southem planters in America to grows more cotton should be replaced with induced Southern planters in America to grow more cotton. The sentence is in past tense, so the past form of the verbinduced) will be used and not the continuous for(inducing).