Difficulty: Easy
Correct Answer: that he should
Explanation:
Concept/Approach
After a past reporting verb of certainty/belief (‘‘was sure’’), the natural backshift for a future-in-the-past is ‘‘would’’: ‘‘that he would win …’’. ‘‘Should’’ does not express simple futurity here.
Correction
‘‘He was sure that he would win the prize.’’
Notes
Also standardize capitalization: ‘‘prize’’ is not a proper noun unless part of a title (e.g., ‘‘the Nobel Prize’’).
Final Answer
that he should
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