This question asked in [CBSE Delhi Set II, 2017]

Complete the paragraph given below by filling in the blanks with the help of options that follows: 

Everyone is not in a position to    1    . the family and start living in a     2    . room     3    . the Banks     4    . the Ganga.

1. (A) leave (B) leaver (C) tell (D) leaving

2. (A) small (B) smaller (C) smallest (D) little 

3. (A) on (B) in (C) of (D) off 

4. (A) in (B) of (C) on (D) off

 

Answer

(1)  

  • (a) Leave  -  this is correct
  • (b) leaver - not a word
  • (c) tell - not relevant
  • (d) leaving - used with future tense

Since the sentence is in present tense , the first form of the verb ‘leave’ will be used.

So, the correct answer is “(a)-leave”

(2)  

  • (a) small -  this is correct
  • (b) smaller- second degree of comparison
  • (c) smallest - third degree of comparison
  • (d) little- not relevant

Since the sentence is talking about the size of the room , first degree word will be used.

So, the correct answer is “(a)-small”.

(3)  

  • (a) on  -  this is correct
  • (b) in - not the correct proposition
  • (c) of - not relevant
  • (d) off - not relevant

Since the sentence is talking about the location of the room, ‘on’ will be used.

So, the correct answer is “(a)-on”.

 

 

(4)  

  • (a) in - not relevant
  • (b) of  -  this is correct
  • (c) on - not relevant
  • (d) off - not relevant

Since the sentence is talking about the banks which belong to the river Ganga, ‘of’ will be used.

So, the correct answer is “(b)-of”.

Thus the correct paragraph is

Everyone is not in a position to leave the family and start living in a small room on the Banks of the Ganga.

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