Question

Tom pounced ___ jerry​

Answer 1

The complete sentence should be:

Tom pounced on Jerry.

* In the given sentence, a proper preposition is to be used.

* Both 'on/upon' can be used depending on the starting position of the subject( Tom):

1. Upon: If Tom pounced on Jerry from a different place and was not in contact with Jerry earlier, upon is used.

2. On: If Tom was already on Jerry then on is used.

Answer 2

Tom pounced on jerry​.

Explanation:

• This is the proper use of prepositions in a proper place.

• First of all to fill in the blank we have to know the meaning of " pounced ". Pounded means " swoop suddenly to catch prey ".

• This act usually done by the animals to catch their prey in an effective way.

• So by understanding the meaning we use a proper preposition to fill in the given blank.

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