Once there (a) (was/ were/ is/ am) three friends (b) (who/ which/ whom/ when) were walking (c) (in/ through/ of / on) a forest. On their way, they (d) (find/ found/ finds/ found) a bag full of money. They agreed to divide the money among themselves. They were hungry, (e) (aren't they/ wasn't they/ isn't they/ weren't they)?
Answer (2)
The correct choices for the fill-in-the-blank question are: (a) 'were', (b) 'who', (c) 'in', (d) 'found', and (e) 'weren't they'. This completes the narrative appropriately and maintains grammatical correctness. The final sentence effectively describes a scenario with three friends discovering money in a forest.
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To fill in the blanks correctly in the given passage, we need to pay attention to the context of each sentence and choose the appropriate words. Let’s go through it step by step:
Once there ...... (a) .... (was/ were/ is/ am) three friends.
Here, we are talking about 'three friends,' which is a plural subject. Therefore, the correct verb to use is 'were'.
...... (b) ...... (who/ which/ whom/ when) were walking
'Who' is used for people and refers to the 'three friends' who were doing the action of walking. So, 'who' is the appropriate choice.
...... (c) ...... (in/ through/ of/ on) a forest.
The correct preposition for moving within an area especially surrounded by trees is 'through' a forest.
On their way, they ...... (d) ...... (find/ found/ finds/ found) a bag full of money.
The sentence is in the past tense, so we use 'found'.
They were hungry, ...... (e) ...... (aren't they/ wasn't they/ isn't they/ weren't they)?
The subject ‘they’ refers to 'the friends,' and the past tense 'were' fits with 'weren't they' for the tag question because we need to match the verb tense and subject.
Putting it all together, the filled passage reads as follows:
'Once there were three friends who were walking through a forest. On their way, they found a bag full of money. They agreed to divide the money among themselves. They were hungry, weren't they ?'
This exercise helps in understanding subject-verb agreement, the use of prepositions, choosing appropriate relative pronouns, verb tense consistency, and creating proper tag questions.
