Fill in the blank with an appropriate option.

I don’t know if such thoughts have ever ______ to Liz Truss, who is still, at the time of writing, Britain’s prime minister.

occurred

The most appropriate option to fill in the blank is occurred.

• Yielded means to give way or to surrender. It does not make sense in the context of the sentence because thoughts cannot give way or surrender.
• Monitored means to watch or observe something closely. It does not make sense in the context of the sentence because thoughts cannot be monitored.
• Desisted means to stop doing something. It does not make sense in the context of the sentence because the speaker is not sure if the thoughts have ever occurred to Liz Truss.
• Occurred means to happen or to take place. It is the most appropriate word to fill in the blank because it describes the possibility that the thoughts have come into Liz Truss's mind at some point.