Too busy for her own good, Sarah _______ about drinking enough water.
was negligent
was neglecting
neglected
to neglect
was to neglect
Answers
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Too busy for her own good, Sarah was negligent about drinking enough water.
✦ Extra Information :-
Negligent is used to describe someone who fails to take proper care of something.
In the statement above, Sarah is being talked about, and it is said that she was negligent about drinking enough water.
The other options will make the sentence sound insensible and make it grammatically incorrect.
✦ Example :-
Too busy for her own good, Sarah was neglecting about drinking enough water.
➝ This sentence seems to be proper in some way, but it expresses the time of action to be of recent period. In other words, the speaker seems to have seen Sarah neglecting her health, and then, after some time, criticises her.
Too busy for her own good, Sarah neglected about drinking enough water.
➝ This sentence too seems to be proper in some way, but it expresses the action to be habitual.
Too busy for her own good, Sarah to neglect about drinking enough water.
➝ This sentence is grammatically incorrect.
Too busy for her own good, Sarah was to neglect about drinking enough water.
➝ This sentence is also grammatically incorrect.
Thus,
Too busy for her own good, Sarah was negligent about drinking enough water.
➝ This sentence is completely correct.