It is going to be a run-on-sentence I think
Answer:
a. beliefs
Explanation:
In this example, there is a noun belief that can be described like acceptance that something is true but there is no evidence, and believing in this without evidence. The noun in the singular is a belief, but in this example, it should be in the plural. The noun with ending in -f get -s in the plural. This noun does not change -f into -v like in examples: knife-knives or wolf- wolfes. If it changes -f into -v it should be believes and that is a present time of the verb to believe.
Answer:
C
Explanation:
They are normally either animals or, in you case, "search tenaciously for and find something."
So, it is discover.