Fill in the blank with the correct option. Sentence: While I was crossing the…
2019
Fill in the blank with the correct option.
Sentence:
While I was crossing the street, ______ killed me.
- A.
a spot-utility vehicle
- B.
a sport vehicle- utility almost
- C.
a sport-utility vehicle almost
- D.
a sport-utility vehicle moslty
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Correct answer: C
Correct fill: While I was crossing the street, a sport-utility vehicle almost killed me.
Explanation: The sentence needs a noun phrase as the subject (a sport-utility vehicle) and the adverb almost placed before the verb killed to indicate that the vehicle nearly caused the speaker's death.
Why the correct phrasing works: "a sport-utility vehicle" names the subject, and "almost" modifies the verb to mean "nearly caused my death."
Problems with the other choices: one has a misspelling of the vehicle name, one has incorrect word order and punctuation, and one uses the wrong adverb ("mostly" would mean "mainly," not "nearly").
Correct sentence to learn from: While I was crossing the street, a sport-utility vehicle almost killed me.