The Super twenty just__1___ their first baseball game of the new season; I…
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The Super twenty just__1___ their first baseball game of the new season; I believe there is much to be 2_ about. Although they lost, it was against an excellent team that had won the championship last year. The Super twenty fell behind early but___3___ excellent teamwork and____4__ back to tie the game. The team had 15 hits and scored 8 runs, which was excellent! Unfortunately, they made 5 fielding errors, which kept the other team in the lead the entire game The game ended with the umpire ___5__ a bad call, and if the call had gone the other way, The Super twenty might have actually won the game. It wasn't a victory, but I say The Super twenty look like they have a shot at the championship, especially if they___6__ to improve.
Fill in the blank 5 with most suitable word
- A.
making
- B.
made
- C.
make
- D.
will make
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Correct answer: A
Answer: making
Explanation: The construction "ended with" is typically followed by a present participle to describe an action occurring as something finished. "Making" is the present participle of "make," so "The game ended with the umpire making a bad call" correctly expresses that the umpire performed the bad call as the game concluded.
making — Correct. Matches the "ended with" + present participle pattern.
made — Incorrect in this sentence. "Made" is simple past; the sentence would need rephrasing to use it correctly (for example, "with the umpire having made a bad call").
make — Incorrect. The base form does not follow "ended with" in this structure.
will make — Incorrect. Future tense does not fit the past context introduced by "The game ended."
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