Question

Fill in the blank with the most appropriate word.
The game of tennis was very _________.

• A. tired
• B. tire
• C. tiring
• D. tires

Answer 1

The correct option is C tiring

In this sentence, we should fill the blank with an adjective which would describe the game (tennis). The game is the noun here and the adjective before would describe it's quality. A descriptive adjective describes qualities of a noun or pronoun, such as smell, taste, texture, appearance, and shape. Option A and Option C are two adjectives that can considered.

Option A: Is an adjective. But tired means exhausted or enervated.

Option C is also an adjective which describes something that causes exhaustion. In this case, the game is the noun that is causing the exhaustion.

Option C is correct