Answering the question, “even after weeks of thought, he just didn't know how to right his wrong”
Let take a look at the sentence: ''Even after weeks of thought, he just didn't know how to_____his wrong.'' After the comma, It is seen that what is missing in the sentence is the verb ''right''.
<h2>Further Explanation</h2>
In the question asked, there is the use of the phrase ''right the wrong'' with the omission of right. 'Right the wrong' is a common phrase that means to correct something bad that had been done earlier before the present time. So, to correct a situation, one may decide to make amends.
This amends means "right the wrong''. For instance, if you have offended a close friend of yours so badly that you feel you need to make amends, you may then right the wrong by making the situation better regardless of what he had done.
However, in "...he just didn't know how to___his wrong,'' the pronoun, 'he,' is the subject while 'right' is the appropriate verb. “Right” is the correct option because it rightly expresses the meaning of the sentence. And so, with effusion of 'right,' the sentence becomes:
"Even after weeks of thought, he just didn't know how to right his wrong.''
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KEYWORDS:
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- right the wrong
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- pronoun
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