<p><strong>Choose the right word to fill in the blank in the following sentence:</strong></p> <p>“The mermaid legend _______ have originated with a group of mammals collectively known to science as Srinians” </p>
The sentence talks about a possible origin of the legend, a theory and not a certainty. To express possibility about the past, we use "may have + past participle".
"The mermaid legend may have originated with…"
Answer: (B) may
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