Choose the correct option to fill in the suitable words in the blanks given in the following sentence :
I could _______ the waves rising high in the _______.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → See - Sea
- See is a verb meaning to notice with the eyes. After the modal "could" a verb is needed: "I could see the waves".
Example: From the hilltop we could see the whole town. - Sea is a noun: the large body of salt water that covers much of the earth. Waves rise "in the sea", so it fills the second blank.
Example: The fishermen went out to sea before sunrise.
The two words sound the same but differ in spelling and meaning (homophones).
Complete sentence: I could see the waves rising high in the sea.