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Question 5
(a) Fill in each of the numbered blanks with the correct form of the word given in
brackets. Do not copy the passage, but write in correct serial order the word or phrase
appropriate to the blank space.
[4]
Example: (0) was travelling
A poor Arab, ........ (travel) in the desert, thirsty and tired. When he saw an oasis, he
drank some water from it and ....1.... (feel) that it was very sweet. ....2.... (Fill) his leather
bottle with the water, he continued his journey to Baghdad. After ....3.... (secure) an
audience with the Caliph there, he presented him with the leather bottle of water. It
was the only gift he had.
The Caliph received the gift and drank some water from it. He rewarded the Arab
for his gift. All the courtiers were eager ....4.... (taste) the wonderful water. But the
Caliph denied them the privilege.
When the Arab departed, the Caliph explained why he ........ (act) so strangely. The
water in the leather bottle, because of its long storage, ...6.... (have) a foul smell. He
knew that if the others had tasted the water, they ....7.... (show) their disgust, and the
poor man's ....8.... (feel) would have been hurt.

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Answers

Answered by vilnius

Explanation:

The correct form of the words is to be filled according to the correct tense usage.
Each word has been used according to the tense, verb, pronoun agreement.
With the use of correct forms of words, the passage has been completed.
Subject-verb agreement is the agreement between the subject and the verb on the terms of number and tenses.
The agreement between the noun and the pronoun should also be there in the sentence.

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Answered by dibyashreepaul28

Explanation:

1)was travelling

2)felt

3)securing

4)to taste

5)acted

6)had

7)would have showed

8)would have feeling

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