In the passage given below, one word has been omitted in each marked line. Write the missing word along with the word that comes before and the word that comes after it. Ensure that the word that forms your answer is underlined. The first one is done as an example. Kite flying was a popular sport that time e.g. sport at that and while the girls knitted and sewed we boys climbed over the roofs enter (a) —- —— ——- the competition. We limited pocket money (b) —- —— ——- and was not enough to buy all the (c) —- —— ——- material needed make our kites. (d) —- —— ——-
Answers
a)roofs-to-enter
b)we-had-limited
c)and-it-was
d)needed-to-make
Writing the missing words in the given passage :
Kite flying was a popular sport at that time. While the girls knitted and sewed, we boys climbed over the (a) roofs to enter the competition. (b) We had limited pocket money (c) and it was not enough to buy all the material (d) needed to make our kites.
• In (a), 'to' is the added word, and the word before to is 'roofs' and the word after to is 'enter'. Hence, 'roofs to enter' is underlined.
• In (b) 'had' is the added word, and the word before had is 'we' and the word after had is 'limited'. Hence, 'we had limited' is underlined.
• In (c) 'it' is the added word, and the word before it is 'and' and the word after it is 'was'. Hence, 'and it was' is underlined.
• In (d) 'to' is the added word, and the word before to is 'needed' and the word after to is 'make'. Hence, 'needed to make' is underlined.