A sentence has been given with  a blank to be filled with an appropriate option. Choose the correct alternative.

The person driving the car _____ control over the wheels and knocked her down.

lost

The correct answer is lost.

The sentence is saying that the person driving the car lost control over the wheels and knocked her down. The word lost is the past tense of the verb lose, which means to no longer have something or to be unable to control something.

The other words in the options do not have the same meaning.

• Lose means to no longer have something or to be unable to control something.
• Lost is the past tense of the verb lose.
• Losing is the present participle of the verb lose.
• Loose means not tightly held or fastened.