Question

Growing old is inevitable but yoga (a)............ all the symptoms (b)........... agening that (c)........ old age so miserable. When the body (d).......... to slow doen, the heart does not pump blood effectively. Option (a) (1 )preventing (2) prevent (3) prevents (4) prevented. (b) (1) in (2) at (3) of (4) on. (c) (1) made (2) making (3) makes (4) make. (d) (1) beginning (2) begins (3) begun (4) began. Complete the passage by choosing the most appropriate option from the ones given below.

Answer 1

(a) prevents

(b) of

(c) makes

(d) begin

The passage is in the simple present tense and appropriate use of subject-verb agreement is required.

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Answer 2

The above question requires you to fill in the blanks with appropriate forms of the words given in the options list. The given extract is in simple present tense and hence, all fitting base forms of verbs should be added in the blanks where there are verbs to be filled.

The answers to the blanks are:

(a) prevents; (b) of;  (c) makes; (d) begins

The finished paragraph would be as follows:

Growing old is inevitable but yoga prevents all the symptoms of ageing that makes old age so miserable. When the body begins to slow down, the heart does not pump blood effectively.