Fill in the blank (verb choice for theft) “The thief ______ all the money.” Choose the most appropriate word to complete the sentence.

Given data

• Simple past narrative about a thief and money.

Concept/Approach
Steal is used with the thing taken as its object (“stole the money”). Rob normally takes the person/place as object (“robbed the bank”).

Option analysis
stole — correct; simple past with a direct object (“money”).has stolen — present perfect usually needs a context link to the present.robbed — wrong object type (should be “robbed someone/some place”).looted — possible in riots/war contexts, not the best here.

Final Answer
stole