Select the option that can replace the highlighted phrase and make the sentence grammatically correct.
"I don’t trust my friend because he has not and can never be trusted because of his deeds."

Explanation of the Correct Answer:
· The sentence is in the present perfect and future tense. The phrase "has not and can never be trusted" is incorrect because "has not" should be "has not been" in perfect tense.
· The correct phrase should be "has not been and can never be" to maintain proper grammatical consistency.
Other options:
· (a) "has not and can’t be" → Incorrect; "has not" needs "been" to form the correct structure of the present perfect tense.
· (b) "has not be and can never be" → Incorrect; "has not be" is grammatically incorrect since "be" cannot follow "has not" without "been."
· (d) "has been not and can never be" → Incorrect; "has been not" is not a correct structure in English.
Thus, the correct answer is (c) has not been and can never be.