Question

The phenomenon of female infanticide (a) ………………………. (be) as old as many cultures, and (b) ………………………. (has) likely accounted for millions of gender-selective deaths throughout history. It (c) ………………………. (remain) a critical concern in a number of Third World countries today, notably in the two most populous countries on earth, China and India. In all cases, specifically female infanticide (d) ………………………. (reflect) the low status accorded to women in most parts of the world. It is arguably the most brutal and destructive manifestation of the anti-female bias that (e) ………………………. (pervade) patriarchal societies. It is closely linked to the phenomenon of sex-selective abortion, which (f) ………………………. (target) the female foetus almost exclusively, and the neglect of the girl child.

Answer 1

Answer:

a) is

b) has

c) remains

d) reflects

e) pervades

f) targets

Answer 2

Is

Has been

Remains

Reflects

Prevaids

Targets

• The verbs in a sentence are the action words that describe what the subject is doing. Verbs, which describe what is happening, are the primary component of a sentence or phrase together with nouns. In fact, even the simplest sentences—like Maria's song—have a verb because complete thoughts cannot be adequately expressed without one. Actually, a verb can be used to begin a sentence on its own by implying the subject, which is usually you in examples like "Sing!" and "Drive!"
• Almost always, verbs follow a noun or pronoun. The term "subject" refers to certain nouns and pronouns.

Here, according to the given information, the sentences with the appropriate form of the verbs given in the brackets is,

The phenomenon of female infanticide (a) is as old as many cultures, and (b) has been likely accounted for millions of gender-selective deaths throughout history. It (c) remains a critical concern in a number of Third World countries today, notably in the two most populous countries on earth, China and India. In all cases, specifically female infanticide (d) reflects the low status accorded to women in most parts of the world. It is arguably the most brutal and destructive manifestation of the anti-female bias that (e) prevaids patriarchal societies. It is closely linked to the phenomenon of sex-selective abortion, which (f) targets the female foetus almost exclusively, and the neglect of the girl child.

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