Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

English

Chapter

Comprehension - (Narrative / Factual)

Question:

In the following passage some of the words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the correct answer for the given blank out of the four alternatives.

A young man walks toward me with a stick slung across his back and a (1)______ of sheep at his feet, which carry him down the path (2)_____ a crowd of rowdy children. An older man follows, weatherworn but still (3)____, a rifle over his left shoulder. He clicks his tongue to (4)_____ the flock. Behind him are two women on horses; I guess (5)_____ are his wife and daughter.

 

Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 5.

 

Options:

them

these

they

this

Correct Answer:

they

Explanation:

In the last blank : Behind him are two women on horses; I guess _____ are his wife and daughter.

- plural third person pronoun is needed for indicate the wife and daughter.

- therefore, they is the most appropriate word for the blank.

The correct sentence is - 

 Behind him are two women on horses; I guess they are his wife and daughter.