The last one ..................
Answer:
The correct answer is: I had a much better understanding of how they worked.
Explanation:
The correct answer is the second one, due to the verb tense consistency.
Verb tense consistency refers to keeping the same tense throughout a clause. If you use a past tense in a sentence, you must finish it in the same manner. When you use a certain tense you must be consistent throughout the sentence.
For example:
We <u>watched </u>the movie, and then we <u>went </u>to dinner.
This means that the lion takes time to mask his true Identity buy completely changing his appearance so that his predators can drop their guard. So he looks more appealing, handsome, and approachable.