Complete the main body of the letter by filling in the blanks with correct option : -
12, Civil Lines
Mumbai
4 October, 2022
Dear sir,
I shall be much ___(i)___ if you could send me the books that I ___(ii)___ a week ago, as soon as ___(iii)___. I look forward to a ___(iv)___ delivery.
Yours truly
Raman shourie
Choose the correct option :
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → (i) obliged, (ii) ordered, (iii) possible, (iv) prompt
Each blank needs a word that fits both the grammar and the formal tone of a letter asking for an order to be sent:
- (i) obliged: "I shall be much obliged if ..." is the polite, formal way of saying "I shall be grateful if ..."; "much happy" is ungrammatical.
- (ii) ordered: the writer asks for "the books that I ordered a week ago"; a past-tense verb is needed after "I", which "you can" and "possible" cannot supply.
- (iii) possible: "as soon as possible" is the fixed phrase for "without delay".
- (iv) prompt: "a prompt delivery" means a quick delivery, made without delay.
- Complete sentence: I shall be much obliged if you could send me the books that I ordered a week ago, as soon as possible. I look forward to a prompt delivery.
Example: Thank you for your prompt reply to my letter.