Directions: In the following sentence, three substitutions are given for each italicised part. If one of them is better than the italicised part, that should be your answer. If none of the substitution improves the sentence, the answer should be (4).

He always acts as the martyr when he has to do the housework.

'Acts as the martyr' is wordy and less idiomatic than 'acts the martyr.' The phrase 'to act the martyr' is a standard English idiom meaning to behave in a way that suggests one is suffering or making sacrifices (often exaggerated). The improvement removes the unnecessary 'as' while maintaining meaning and tense. Option B ('will act') changes to future tense incorrectly, and Option C ('acted') changes to past tense.