Question

Read the passage given below and ll in the blanks by choosing the most appropriate options from the ones that follow :
There are ways and ways (a) ________ tackling a problem. But governments all over the world (b) ________ only one system (c) ________ is : the carrot-and-stick one.
(a)
(i) in
(ii) of
(iii) from
(iv) on

(b)
(i) prefer
(ii) prefers
(iii) preferred
(iv) preferring

(c)
(i) who
(ii) which
(iii) what
(iv) whose

Answer 1

The answers are:

(a)-option (ii)

(b)-option (ii)

(c)-option (ii)

Answer 2

a) of; the proposition 'of' is the most suitable option in the given context.

(b) prefer; the noun in this given sentence is 'governments' and it is in plural form. Thus, the grammatically correct option is 'prefer'.

(c) which; the object in the given sentence is a 'thing'. Thus, the grammatically correct option is 'which'.

The correct proportion are used in a sentence to give the exact meaning of the sentence.