Question

Complete the paragraph given below by filling in the blanks choosing the
correct option from those that follow-
Elephants (a) _____ the largest land mammals. Three species of elephants
(b) _____ living today. Elephants (c) ________other Elephantidae were
once classified with other thick skinned . The elephant’s gestation period is
22 months, (d) _________ longest for any land animal.
(a) (i) is (ii) are (iii) was (iv) were
(b) (i) are living (ii) have been living (iii) had been living (iv) will be
living

Answer 1

Answer:

Explanation:i) are

ii)are living

iii)and

iv)the

Answer 2

a] are

b] are

c] and

d] the

Explanation:

1. When there is more than one subject in the present tense, use are. If not, use is. If it is in the past tense, use was for singular and were for plural. For future tense, use will + verb for both singular and plural.
2. When they are two nouns, combine them using 'and'
3. Use the definite article 'the' when something is particularised.