Question at position 2 2. It seems like the babies ______________________to eat.always wantsalways wantnever wantingusually are wantingwants always

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Question at position 2 2. It seems like the babies ______________________to eat.always wantsalways wantnever wantingusually are wantingwants always

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The question asks to fill in the blank: It seems like the babies ______________________to eat.

Option 1: "always wants" — This is incorrect because the subject is plural (babies). In the present simple tense with a plural subject, the verb should be the base form (want), not has an -s ending (wants). Therefore, the correct structure is 'babies always want to eat.'

Option 2: "always want" — This matches the subject-verb agreement rule for a plural subject. The adverbial placement with 'always' before the verb is acceptable, yielding the natural sentence: 'It seems like the babies always want to eat.'

Option 3: "never wanting" — This uses a present participle (wanting) after a subject, which does not form a finite present tense clause here. After 'It seems like...' we typically need a finite verb form, not a gerund/present participle.

Option 4: "usually are wanting" — This combines a plural subject with a present continuous form 'are wanting.' While technically grammatical in some contexts, 'usually are wanting' is awkward and not idiomatic for expressing a general ongoing appetite or preference. The simplest and most natural choice is the simple present: 'usually want' or 'always want.'

Option 5: "wants always" — This flips word order and also mismatches subject-verb agreement. With a plural subject, the verb should be the base form 'want' placed before or after the adverb, but not as 'wants' or in an inverted order like 'wants always.' The standard, natural phrasing is 'babies always want to eat.'

Question at position 2 2. It seems like the babies ______________________to eat.always wantsalways wantnever wantingusually are wantingwants always

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