Select the most appropriate option that can substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence.

The art history teacher was sacked after she were thought taking school supplies.

The correct answer is option 3), i.e., 'she was caught.'

Key Points

• The error lies in Part (she were thought) of the sentence.
• As per instructions, the remaining portion of the sentence is correct.
• According to the rules of grammar, a singular person takes singular verb. Therefore, in the given sentence we have to use 'was' with 'she.'
• Let's look at the meaning of the words given in the options:

  Word	Meaning
  wondered	to ask yourself questions or express a wish to know about something. (अपने आप से प्रश्न पूछने या किसी चीज़ के बारे में जानने की इच्छा व्यक्त करना)
  dumped	to put down or drop something in a careless way. (लापरवाही से कुछ गिराना)
  caught	to discover, see, or realize something, especially someone doing something wrong. (गलती करते हुए पकड़ना)
  enlightened	showing understanding and wisdom in dealing with others. (दूसरों के साथ व्यवहार करने में समझ और समझदारी दिखाना)

• The context of the sentence is that after being discovered stealing school supplies, the art history instructor was fired.
• Therefore, in the erroneous part, the use of 'she were thought' in the sentence should be replaced with 'she was caught' to make it grammatically correct.
• Therefore, the correct answer is Option 3.

Correct sentence: The art history teacher was sacked after she was caught taking school supplies.