Question

Fill in the blanks with the correct option.
There ____ a jungle superstition about how the tiger came to ___ stripes.

•is, having
•was, had
•were, have
•was, have


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Answer 1

The answer is 4th option (was, have)

There was a jungle superstition about how the tiger came to have strips.

Answer 2

The answers are as follows:

There was a jungle superstition about how the tiger came to have stripes.

• In the given sentence, we need to fill in the blanks with the correct forms of the verbs.

• Since 'to' is mentioned before the second blank, we need to use the simple form of the verb. Thus, 'have' should be used.

• The subject is 'jungle superstition,' which is singular. Thus, it should take a singular verb.

• Thus, the answer is 'was' and 'have.'