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The negotiations are unsuccessful, and the Boards’ hopes to continuing talks on a future deal seems to be increasingly improbable.

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When following verbs like "hope" with "to," ensure that the verb after "to" is in the base form ("to continue"), not the gerund ("continuing").
Updated On: May 12, 2025
  • Board’s hopes to continuing talks on a future deal seem
  • Boards’ hopes to continued talks on a future deal seems
  • Boards’ hopes on continued talks on a future deal seem
  • Board’s hopes to continuing talks on a future deal seems
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Step 1: The correct choice is "Board’s hopes to continuing talks on a future deal seem." The sentence needs to use the correct form "to continue" after the verb "hopes" and the correct subject-verb agreement, with "hopes" being singular and matching the plural "seem."
Step 2: Let’s analyze the other options:
"Boards’ hopes to continued talks" uses the incorrect past participle "continued," which is grammatically incorrect after "to."
"Boards’ hopes on continued talks" incorrectly uses "on" instead of "to," which does not fit the intended meaning.
"Board’s hopes to continuing talks" uses the incorrect form "continuing" after "to."
Thus, the correct answer is "Board’s hopes to continuing talks on a future deal seem."
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