Fill in the blank with the most appropriate option.
Helen ____________________.
Fill in the blank with the most appropriate option.
Helen ____________________.
The correct option is A gave Tom the pen
Let’s examine the sentence: “Helen ____________________.” The sentence stars with a name, Helen, which is a noun. So the next thing this sentence should state is the work done by the noun, i.e. an action verb. If we see the options, all of them have the verb, ‘gave.’ So, this would come after ‘Helen.’ ‘Gave’ being a transitive verb requires an object. This object can be provided by one of the two nouns given in all the options, ‘Tom’ and ‘pen.’ But ‘pen’ is an inanimate object that can be given to a living person, ‘Tom.’ Hence, ‘Tom’ would come after ‘gave’ as its object and ‘pen’ would come after ‘Tom.’ So, Option A is the correct answer. All the other options would make the sentence meaningless.
Let’s examine the sentence: “Helen ____________________.” The sentence stars with a name, Helen, which is a noun. So the next thing this sentence should state is the work done by the noun, i.e. an action verb. If we see the options, all of them have the verb, ‘gave.’ So, this would come after ‘Helen.’ ‘Gave’ being a transitive verb requires an object. This object can be provided by one of the two nouns given in all the options, ‘Tom’ and ‘pen.’ But ‘pen’ is an inanimate object that can be given to a living person, ‘Tom.’ Hence, ‘Tom’ would come after ‘gave’ as its object and ‘pen’ would come after ‘Tom.’ So, Option A is the correct answer. All the other options would make the sentence meaningless.
