4. Fill in the blanks with the correct alternative:
1*3-3
Whenever you
(are fighting fought have fought) for the cause of the
toiling masses, you (are gaining gained have gained) new soil underfoot.
Right leadership (is/was/will be) a tough job.
Answers
Answer:
Whenever you are fighting for the cause of tolling masses, you are gaining new soil under foot.
Right leadership is a tough job.
FILL IN THE BLANKS
Answer :-
(1) Whenever you are fighting for the cause of the toiling masses, you are gaining new soil underfoot.
Reason :- The given sentence was already in present continuous form which can be seen by the word "toiling" used in it. One form of verb is only used throughout a single sentence. We cannot add different form of verbs in one sentence. Therefore, the options which got matched by the continuous form of the verb were used.
(2) Right leadership is a tough job.
Reason :- We use simple present tense when we have to state facts. We cannot use "was" as then it would have meant that right leadership was a tough job in the past but in present and future it is no longer a tough job. Similarly, we cannot use "will be" as then it would have meant that right leadership will be a tough job in the future but till now it has been a cup of tea. Hence, both these options are wrong.