Select the most appropriate option that can substitute the highlighted segment in the given sentence.
Football fans are feeling proud of their teams when they win.

Correct option is B

The correct substitution of the highlighted words is (b) feel proud of their teams.
Explanation:
The original sentence incorrectly uses the present continuous form "are feeling" for a general truth or habitual action.
The sentence refers to a situation that happens regularly or is generally true (i.e., whenever the team wins).
For this, the simple present tense is grammatically appropriate.
Correct Sentence: Football fans feel proud of their teams when they win.
Grammatical rule used:
When expressing habits, routines, or universal truths, the simple present tense is used.
Example:
· Incorrect: Children are liking ice cream.
· Correct: Children like ice cream.
�� Information Booster:
⚡ Use of "feel proud of": The correct preposition with "proud" is "of", not "to".
⚡ "Feel proud" is a stative expression and doesn't typically appear in the continuous form.
Other options and why incorrect:
· (a) felt proud to their teams – past tense used improperly and "to" is the wrong preposition.
· (c) are feel to proud of their teams – grammatically incorrect and unstructured.
· (d) feeling proud of their teams – lacks a subject-verb agreement and tense clarity.