In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which will improve the bracketed part of the sentence. In case no improvement is needed, select "no improvement". The greeting card (also reducing) the need to sit down and write loving messages to our dear ones.?

Option 3 : has also reduced

The correct answer is 'Has also reduced'

• The correct structure to be used is had/has + verb in past participle.
• Let us see some examples to understand:
  • I had cooked some food for you.
  • They had bought a new car.
  • This has given me a new opportunity.
• Has is used in the present tense and had in the past tense.
• The sentence in the question is discussing one of the advantageous features of writing a greeting card. This is valid in the present time. So, we will use has. The past participle form of the verb reduce is reduced.
• Correct sentence - The greeting card has also reduced the need to sit down and write loving messages to our dear ones.

Therefore, the correct answer is option 3.