Complete the following passage by choosing the most appropriate options from the ones given below. Write your answers in the answer sheet against the correct blank number. Do not copy the entire passage.
Los Angeles’ architect, Frank Gehry is well known for his striking (a) ........... inventive creations. For Bilbao, he had designed a truly iconic building that now (b) ............. the city on postcards (c) ........... photographs around the world. He was (d) ................... extraordinary architect.
(a) (A) about (B) on (C) because (D) and
(b) (A) represents (B) represent (C) represented (D) representing
(c) (A) on (B) and (C) with (D) from
(d) (A) a (B) an (C) the (D) within
Answer:
(a)
- (i) about - not relevant
- (ii) on - not relevant
- (iii) because - not relevant
- (iv) and - this is correct
Since two sentences are to be connected and are telling about 2 situations that co exist , ‘and’ will be used.
So, the correct answer is (iv)and.
(b)
- (i) represents - this is correct
- (ii) represent - not used with singular subjects
- (iii) represented - not used simple present tense
- (iv) representing - not used simple present tense
Since the sentence is in the simple present tense, ‘represents’ will be used.
So, the correct answer is (i)represents.
(c)
- (i) on - not relevant
- (ii) and - this is correct
- (iii) with - not relevant
- (iv) from - not relevant
Since two sentences are to be connected and are telling about 2 situations that co exist , ‘and’ will be used.
So, the correct answer is (ii)and.
(d)
- (i) a - not used with vowels
- (ii) an - this is correct
- (iii) the - not used with vowels
- (iv) within - not relevant
The article ‘an’ will be used with vowels.
So, the correct answer is (ii)an.
Thus the correct paragraph is
Los Angeles’ architect, Frank Gehry is well known for his striking and inventive creations. For Bilbao, he had designed a truly iconic building that now represents the city on postcards and photographs around the world. He was an extraordinary architect.
