Question

Replace the underlined noun with the appropriate verb in the below sentence:
We went through a long struggle to gain our freedom.

• A. We struggled for long to gain our freedom.
• B. We strugged long to gain our freedom.
• C. We did a long struggling to gain our freedom.
• D. We struggated long to gain our freedom.

Answer 1

The correct option is A We struggled for long to gain our freedom.

The word, 'struggle' is a noun, whose verb form is also 'struggle'. 'Struggled' is the past tense of the verb which means: Made forceful or violent efforts to get free of restraint or constriction. Hence, the sentence, 'We struggled for long to gain our freedom' as used in option A is correct.

Options B and D are incorrect as there is no such word as either 'strugged' or 'struggated' in English. These words carry no meaning.

Option C: The word, 'struggling' is the present continuous form of the verb, 'struggle'. It is also used as an adjective. However, in this sentence, the word, 'struggling' is used as a noun (not a verb). This is also grammatically incorrect as 'struggling' is not a noun. Hence, this option is incorrect.