Fill in the blank with the most appropriate option.
______ eyewitnesses, the news reporter gave a graphic description of how the fire broke out.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → Quoting
Complete sentence: Quoting eyewitnesses, the news reporter gave a graphic description of how the fire broke out.
| Word | Meaning | Example |
|---|---|---|
| (1) Reporting | giving news about an event (we report an event, not people) | The channel was reporting the cricket match live. |
| (2) Observing | watching someone or something carefully (watching the eyewitnesses would not tell him how the fire broke out) | The doctor was observing the patient through the night. |
| (3) Seeing | noticing with the eyes (seeing the eyewitnesses would give the reporter no facts about the fire) | Seeing the dark clouds, we took our umbrellas. |
| (4) Quoting (answer) | repeating the words that another person said (eyewitnesses saw the event with their own eyes, and the reporter used their words) | The newspaper quoted the coach on the team’s win. |