Question

Use the correct forms of the verbs given in brackets in the following passages :
1. With his brother and father Alfred Nobel now (a) ......... ......... (set) to work on a scheme
to make nitroglycerine on an industrial scale. Experiments (6) .........
... (reach) an
advanced stage, and it (c).... .......... (seem) that success (d) ..... .............. (be) just
round the corner when a disaster (e) ....... ........ (occur). An explosion
.......... (blow) up the entire building.
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Answer 1

Answer:

1. (a) had set

(b) had reached

(c) seemed

(d) was

(e) occurred

(f) blew

Answer 2

We are required to use the correct form of the verbs that are provided to us in order to complete the sentences that have been provided. The correct form of verbs that have to be to complete the sentences and the completed sentences are asunder:

• The first gap will be filled with the verb "have set."
• The first sentence will be completed as ' With his brother and father Alfred Nobel now have set to work on a scheme to make nitroglycerine on an industrial scale."
• The second gap will be filled with the verb " reached."
• The second phrase of the sentence will be completed as " Experiments reached an advanced stage."
• The third gap will be filled with the verb " seemed."
• The third phrase of the sentence will be completed as " and it seemed that success."
• The fourth gap will be filled with the verb " was."
• The fourth phrase of the sentence will be completed as "was just round the corner."
• The fifth gap fill is filled with the verb " occurred."
• The fifth phrase of the sentence will be written as " when a disaster occurred."
• The sixth gap of the third sentence will be filled with " blew."
• The third sentence will be written as "An explosion blew up the entire building."

PROJECT CODE: #SPJ2

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