Fill in the blank with the most appropriate option:
The culprit is likely to be _____ for committing the crime.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → prosecuted
Prosecute and persecute:
- Prosecute means to bring a legal case against someone in a court of law for a crime.
Example: Shopkeepers who sell fake medicines will be prosecuted. - Persecute means to treat someone cruelly and unfairly, especially because of race, religion or beliefs.
Example: Many writers were persecuted for their political views. - This sentence: a culprit is taken to court for a crime, so the verb is prosecute; after "to be" the passive needs the past participle: to be prosecuted.
Complete sentence: The culprit is likely to be prosecuted for committing the crime.