Question

In the horror movie,the killer used to chainsaw to_____ his victims in half.
a) cleave
b) swale
c) vale
d) turtle

Answer 1

In the horror movie, the killer used the chainsaw to cleave his victims in half.

• There are four words mentioned in the question.
• Among these four words, we have to choose a suitable verb to fill in the blank of the given sentence.
• Here, the only verb is "cleave", which means similar to "divide".
• Being a verb, and being meaningful to the context of the sentence, the "cleave" becomes the only right option to fill in the blank of the given sentence.

Answer 2

Answer:

In the horror movie,the killer used to chainsaw to_____ his victims in half.

• Among the given four words 'cleave' is correct for the blank space because it completes the meaning of the sentence.

• Cleave is a verb and it means 'divide' or 'pierce.'

• And here in the sentence the killer tried to divide his victims in half by using a chainsaw.

• To cleave indicates that it is an Infinitive also. Because 'To' before verb is used to make Infinitive and it is mentioned above.