Question
Download Solution PDFSelect the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.
The writer declares that __________ children of their childhood is a criminal act.
Answer (Detailed Solution Below)
Detailed Solution
Download Solution PDFThe correct answer is 'Robbing'.
Key Points
- The context tells us that the author claims that depriving kids of their youth is wrong.
- In this context, the word that must fit the blank should be a gerund.
- A gerund is a part of speech that acts as a noun, but has a 'V+ ing' form.
- For example: He said that smoking is bad for health. (Here, 'smoking' is a gerund)
- Similarly, in this context, 'smoking' must fit the blank as it is used after 'that' (which introduces a restrictive clause).
Therefore, the correct answer is 'The writer declares that robbing children of their childhood is a criminal act'.
Additional Information
- Let us understand the participles:
- Participles are made of the verb which works as an adjective. Participles qualify the noun and pronoun.
- Present Participle - V4 (V1+ing)
- Past Participle - V3
- Perfect Participle - having + V3
- Participles are made of the verb which works as an adjective. Participles qualify the noun and pronoun.
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