Fill in the blank by using the correct form of the word in the bracket, choosing from the options given below:
Driving (i) _______ big fun. However, obedience to traffic rules (ii) _______ it more enjoyable and safer. While driving, it must be (iii) ________ that you are responsible for yourself as well as the life of other road users. With alarming rise in the number of road mishaps, the need for road safety (iv) _________ a lot of importance across the globe. By practicing a few golden rules, you (v) _________ a responsible citizen who believes in safe driving and the safety of others.
(i) (a) is (b) was (c) will be (d) being
(ii) (a) makes (b) made (c) will make (d) make
(iii) (a) remembers (b) remembered (c) was remembered (d) will remember
(iv) (a) gains (b) has gained (c) gained (d) will be gained
(v) (a) become (b) becomes (c) became (d) will become
Answer as written by the student:
The correct answer is
(i) (a) is
(ii) (a) makes
(iii) (b) remembered
(iv) (b) has gained
(v) (d) will become
Driving (i) is big fun. However, obedience to traffic rules (ii) makes it more enjoyable and safer. While driving, it must be (iii) remembered that you are responsible for yourself as well as the life of other road users. With alarming rise in the number of road mishaps, the need for road safety (iv) has gained a lot of importance across the globe. By practicing a few golden rules, you (v) will become a responsible citizen who believes in safe driving and the safety of others.
Step-by-step explanation of the answer:
To fill in the blanks, we need to use the correct form of the word in the bracket, according to the tense and subject of the sentence. 🕒
- The first and second blanks needs a verb that matches the tense and subject of the sentence. The sentence is in the present tense . The subject of the sentence is “driving”, which is singular. Therefore, we need a verb that is in the present tense and agrees with a singular subject .✅
- The third and fourth blank also needs a verb that matches the tense and subject of the sentence. The sentence is talking about general guidelines that are to be followed. Therefore, we need a verb that is in the past tense and agrees with a singular subject. The verb “remember” has the past tense form “remembered” , which fits the criteria. Similarly in the fourth blank "gain' changes to "has gained" ✅
- The fifth blank needs a verb that matches the tense and subject of the sentence. The sentence is still in the future tense. Since the sentence is in future tense, we use “will”. So, we fill in the third blank with “will become”. ✅
