She held the bag …………….even though her arm hurt ……………..
(a) tight, badly (b) tightly bad (c) tight, bad (d) tightly, badly
(ii) David …………….across a filed one sunny morning, when he noticed a bird stumbling awkwardly .
(a) Was strolling (b) is strolling (c) strolled (d) has strolled
(iii) If only he ……………… informed us before hand, none of this confusion would have happened.
(a) has been (b) had been (c) hadn't had
Answers
Answer:
(i) (a) tight, badly
(ii) (a) was strolling
(iii) (c) hadn't had
Answer:
a) She held the bag tight even though her arm hurt badly.
b) David was strolling across a field one sunny morning when he noticed a bird stumbling awkwardly.
c) If only he had informed us beforehand, none of this confusion would have happened.
Explanation:
a) "Tight" is both an adverb and an adjective.
The term "tight" refers to her grip on the bag, not to the bag itself. Since holding is a verb, an adverb should be used to describe it. Therefore, "tight" and "badly" is the appropriate answer.
b)The word "strolling" means "walking" and "was" should be used instead of "is" and "has" since the statement is in the past continuous tense.
Therefore "was strolling" is the appropriate answer.
c) Since "has been" is a present perfect continuous tense, we cannot use it.
Similarly, "had been" cannot be used because it is a past perfect continuous tense.
Since, "Hadn't had" indicates that if one had not done what they did, which is the exact opposite of what the phrase is implying, thus it cannot also be used.
However, "Had" is a Past Perfect Tense and is followed by the past particle 'informed,' therefore "had" is the correct answer.
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