Which word completes the sentence: Please () that dirty dog.

• A. Bathe
• B. Wash
• C. Groom
• D. Scrub

Answer: (A)

Focus on the action of cleaning a dog with water. Bathe is the natural verb for giving a dog a bath; it signals full cleaning with water and is what you’d typically tell someone to do to a pet. Wash is close and grammatical, but it’s a more general term and can refer to cleaning surfaces or hands; groom is about fur care and appearance rather than the act of washing, and scrub sounds too strong or rough for a pet. So bathe best fits the intended meaning of the imperative sentence.