Question

In the following sentence, one word has been omitted. Pick the option that has the missing word along with the words that come before and after it.

I went to the counter asked the salesman to show me a gown.

• A. Counter but asked.
• B. Me few gown.
• C. Counter and asked.
• D. Counter to asked.

Answer 1

The correct option is C Counter and asked.

There are two parts in this sentence: 'went to the counter' and 'asked the salesman to show me a gown.' The two statements are not contrasting so 'but' cannot be used to join the two parts. Option B) 'few' is used when there is more than one item. But here 'gown' is singular and so we cannot use 'few' before the word 'gown'. Option D) counter to asked would have been correct had the word 'asked' been 'ask'. So, it is incorrect. The correct answer is option C) counter and asked.