Question

Fill in the blanks in the paragraph given below with the help of the options given.
The modern student (a) _______ the importance (b) _______ physical exercise. He spends one to two hours in open air (c) _______ he takes part in different sports. However, care should (d) _______ not to overstrain the body.
(i) understood (ii) understand (iii) have understand (iv) understands
(i) of (ii) by (iii) from (iv) with
(i) how (ii) which (iii) where (iv) why
(i) be taken (ii) took (iii) takes (iv) has taken

Answer 1

Hint: The verbs are the sentence's most variable part. Much of the grammatical laws of the English language are covered by the right form of the verb. Every element of a sentence is connected to the verb at some point. The subjects (subject-verb agreement), tenses, moods, voices, different structures, modals, and other factors influence how verbs appear in a sentence.

Complete answer:
Let us compare all the options with the given paragraph.
Option (a) – (i) understood (ii) understand (iii) have understand (iv) understands
 The sentence “The modern Student (a) _______ the importance” which indicates that the sentence is in its simple present form so based on the options provided “(iv) understands” is the right one whereas remain understood indicates the past tense form of the verb and understand is the singular present form of the verb but in the case of this sentence modern student indicates the group of people thus it is the plural form so the option understand is not the correct one and with it have understood indicates the future tense of the verb. So, the right one is “the modern student (a) (iv) understands the importance”.

Option (b) – (i) of (ii) by (iii) from (iv) with
The sentence continues with the “(b) _______ physical exercise.” With the continuation of the previous sentence, the correct one will be “(i) of” as that of the prepositions present in the options by referring to near one and from indicates the place where to be arrived at and which refers to the combination of the verb of the words. Hence the right preposition will be of. Then the sentence will be “(b) (i) of physical exercise.”.

Option (c) – (i) how (ii) which (iii) where (iv) why
Similarly, the sentence continues with “He spends one to two hours in the open air (c) _______ he takes part in different sports.” Based on the options provided the correct one will be (iii) where which indicates the place around the environment and such that other options like how it refers to the questioning of the person and with it which also refers to the same as it is located to which one and why is also similarly the questioning one. So, the right one is “where” then the sentence becomes “He spends one to two hours in the open air (c) (iii) where he takes part in different sports.”

Option (d) – (i) be taken (ii) took (iii) takes (iv) has taken
 The above sentence is as “However, care should (d) _______ not to overstrain the body” the correct one will be (i) be taken as it suggests the be a form of the verb whereas the remaining form of the verb indicates the past form of the verb and present tense one and the future tense form of the verb. Thus, the sentence becomes “However, care should (d) (i) be taken not to overstrain the body”

Thus, Option C - (i) how (ii) which (iii) where (iv) why: is the correct answer.

The full sentence of the paragraph will be,
The modern student (a) understands the importance (b) of physical exercise. He spends one to two hours in the open air (c) where he takes part in different sports. However, care should (d) be taken not to overstrain the body.

Note: Some of the rules to get to on while finding out the right one:
- Subject-verb agreement: The subjects are expected to obey the verbs, and the verbs must agree with the subjects in terms of number and person. See the Subject-Verb Agreement rules for more details.
- The verbs' variability is largely determined by the tenses of the sentences. The period the acts were performed determines the type of verb. See how The Present Tense, The Past Tense, and The Future Tense are structured and detailed.
- The structures of various sentences and clauses are also linked to the verbs. There is only one verb in a clause. A clause may have participles (without auxiliaries), infinitives, and gerunds, but not more than one finite verb.