Pick out the most effective word from the given word to fill in the blanks to…
2023
Pick out the most effective word from the given word to fill in the blanks to make the sentence meaningfully complete.
Marry . . . . . . a question to Mohan yesterday.
- A.
was asked
- B.
asked
- C.
had asked
- D.
asking
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Correct answer: B
Correct answer: 'asked'.
Explanation –
The sentence describes a single completed action in the past. Use the simple past tense to express such actions. The past simple form of 'ask' is 'asked' (V2), so it correctly matches the time expression 'yesterday' and the active meaning.
Correct sentence: Marry asked Mohan a question yesterday.
Why the other choices are incorrect:
'was asked' — this is passive and would change who is the subject and who receives the action; it would imply Marry was being asked, not that she did the asking.
'had asked' — past perfect indicates an action completed before another past action; no earlier past event is referenced here, so this tense is unnecessary.
'asking' — present participle/gerund form that does not fit the simple past context introduced by 'yesterday' and would require a different construction or auxiliary.