A passage has been given below with some blanks. Fill in the blanks with proper tense forms from the given options.
This is the story of a king who shifted his capital from Fatehpur Sikri to Agra. One day, the king (i) _________ (inform) by his ministers that the lake of Fatehpur Sikri was beginning to dry up. He did not pay any heed to them as he was preoccupied with hosting dignitaries from other States. The lake was Fatehpur Sikri’s only water source. But with no proper intervention, it was drying up faster than ever before. Soon, the general public (ii) _______ (want) to leave the city due to the lack of water. But only the King (iii) _______(can) make the decision to move his entire kingdom to a different place. And he was in love with Fatehpur Sikri. Who would (iv) _________(convince) the emperor to leave his beloved city?
Then, something unexpected occurred. The King (v) _______(visit) the lake. He saw that the lake looked different. It (vi) ______(teem) with water as it had been six months ago. Now there was not a single drop in sight. He knew what this meant for Fatehpur Sikri.
The King was sagacious enough to declare, “Without water, we are nothing. Even a King, if denied water, would quickly turn to dust. Water __________(vii) (be) the real monarch, and we are all its slaves”. Then the King ordered everyone to (viii) ________(leave) the city, as he had decided to move his capital to Agra.
Fill in the blank with the most appropriate tense form.
(i)
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A passage has been given below with some blanks. Fill in the blanks with proper tense forms from the given options.
This is the story of a king who shifted his capital from Fatehpur Sikri to Agra. One day, the king (i) _________ (inform) by his ministers that the lake of Fatehpur Sikri was beginning to dry up. He did not pay any heed to them as he was preoccupied with hosting dignitaries from other States. The lake was Fatehpur Sikri’s only water source. But with no proper intervention, it was drying up faster than ever before. Soon, the general public (ii) _______ (want) to leave the city due to the lack of water. But only the King (iii) _______(can) make the decision to move his entire kingdom to a different place. And he was in love with Fatehpur Sikri. Who would (iv) _________(convince) the emperor to leave his beloved city?
Then, something unexpected occurred. The King (v) _______(visit) the lake. He saw that the lake looked different. It (vi) ______(teem) with water as it had been six months ago. Now there was not a single drop in sight. He knew what this meant for Fatehpur Sikri.
The King was sagacious enough to declare, “Without water, we are nothing. Even a King, if denied water, would quickly turn to dust. Water __________(vii) (be) the real monarch, and we are all its slaves”. Then the King ordered everyone to (viii) ________(leave) the city, as he had decided to move his capital to Agra.
Fill in the blank with the most appropriate tense form.
(i)
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The correct option is C Was informed
It is important to note that the story is in the past tense. So, the sentence can not be in the present tense. It has to be in the past tense. Option B is discarded based on this logic.
The ministers informed the king about the shortage of water. Since this sentence is in passive voice, the correct option is ‘was informed’.
In the given sentence, the subject is Akbar, and the verb is ‘informed’. He is the recipient of the action of the verb.
So, option C is correct.
It is important to note that the story is in the past tense. So, the sentence can not be in the present tense. It has to be in the past tense. Option B is discarded based on this logic.
The ministers informed the king about the shortage of water. Since this sentence is in passive voice, the correct option is ‘was informed’.
In the given sentence, the subject is Akbar, and the verb is ‘informed’. He is the recipient of the action of the verb.
So, option C is correct.
