The question below has blanks indicating that something has been omitted. Choose the set of word(s) that best fits the meaning of the sentence as a whole.
I carved a ______ for myself in the political field and gained ______ and acceptance because of my efforts and not for what my mother and grandfather had done.
niche, respect
In the first blank, ‘niche’ should be used in between ‘I carved a’ and ‘for myself’. In the second blank, however, ‘respect’ should be used before ‘and acceptance..'.