Fill in the blanks with the correct pair from the options given below.
Even in the present times, some people --------------their votes according to their ------------.
Choose the appropriate words from the given options:-
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → cast, caste
- Cast (verb; past tense and past participle also "cast") here means to give or record a vote: people "cast their votes". "Casted" is not standard English.
Example: Over sixty per cent of the voters cast their votes before noon. - Caste (noun) means a social group into which a person is born. People voting "according to their caste" vote on the basis of this birth group.
Example: The law forbids discrimination on the basis of caste. - Cast and caste sound alike: cast is the verb (to throw, to give a vote), caste is the noun (a social group).
Complete sentence: Even in the present times, some people cast their votes according to their caste.
Why the Other Options are Incorrect?
Option 2: cast, casted — Incorrect.
- Blank 1: "cast" is right.
- Blank 2: "casted" is not standard English, and the blank after "their" needs the noun "caste", not a verb.
Option 3: caste, casted — Incorrect.
- Blank 1: "caste" is a noun; a verb is needed before "their votes".
- Blank 2: "casted" is not standard English, and a noun is needed here.
Option 4: caste, cast — Incorrect. The two words are in the wrong blanks.
- Blank 1: "caste" is a noun; the verb "cast" is needed.
- Blank 2: "cast" is a verb; the noun "caste" is needed after "their".