In the question below, a part of the sentence is underlined. Below are given alternatives to the underlined part which may improve the sentence. Choose the correct alternative. In case no improvement is needed, choose 'No improvement.' For a change, performance, and not political expedience, seem to have dictated the nature and extent of the shuffle in the Council of Ministers.?

Option 2 : Seems to have

The correct answer is Option 2 i.e Seems to have

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Looking at the above sentence we find that:

• The subject in the sentence is singular which is 'performance'
• Thus the verb should be singular too which is 'seems'.
• The given sentence is in the present, thus Option 3 Seemed to is incorrect here. 
• Option 1 Seemingly is an adverb and hence incorrect. 

Here we see that Option 2 Seems to have is the only option that fulfils the above rule, and therefore is the correct answer. 

Thus the correct sentence will be: For a change, performance, and not political expedience, seems to have dictated the nature and extent of the shuffle in the Council of Ministers.