Question
Download Solution PDFFill in the blank with the most appropriate option.
Aunt Petunia was ______ a box of after-dinner mints.
Answer (Detailed Solution Below)
Detailed Solution
Download Solution PDFThe correct answer is "passing around".
Key Points
- The sentence is in the past continuous tense, indicating an ongoing action in the past.
- "Passing around" is the correct form of the phrasal verb "pass around" in the present continuous tense, which is used to describe ongoing actions.
- The -ing form of the verb "pass" is needed because it is being used as a gerund, which acts as a noun in the sentence.
- Also, the correct adverb in the given sentence is "around" which means "in different places."(आस-पास)
- Example: I know she is around somewhere here.
- Also, the correct adverb in the given sentence is "around" which means "in different places."(आस-पास)
- Aunt Petunia was actively engaged in the action of passing around the mints.
Hence, the correct answer is option 3.
Additional Information
- Option 1, "passing round", is grammatically incorrect because it combines the present participle "passing" with the past tense "round".
- Option 2, "passed around", is in the past tense, which does not match the ongoing nature of the action described in the sentence.
- Option 4, "passed away", is a completely different phrasal verb that means "to die".(दम टूटना)
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