Question

B. Fill in the blanks with suitable form of the verbs given in brackets.
4x1=4
39. Captain Anthony was not considered a rich slave holder. He (own) only thirty slaves and
two or three farms. His farms and slaves _(be) under the care of an overseer. Mr.
Plummer (be) an overseer. He was always(arm) with a cowskin and a cudgel.​

Answer 1

Answer:

Captain Anthony was not considered a rich slave holder. He owned only thirty slaves and

two or three farms. His farms and slaves were under the care of an overseer. Mr.

Plummer was an overseer. He was always armed with a cowskin and a cudgel.

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The paragraph was in simple past tense (Subject + V2)

Answer 2

Answer:

1.) Owned

2.) Were

3.) Was

4.) Armed

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Explanation