Fill in the blank in the given sentence with the most suitable word from the options given below:
She'll have a birthday present of one thousand rupees for five ________ years.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → Successive
Complete sentence: She'll have a birthday present of one thousand rupees for five successive years. "Five successive years" means five years in a row, in each of which she will get the present.
| Word | Meaning | Example |
|---|---|---|
| (1) Success | a noun, the achieving of an aim (it cannot describe "years" here) | Hard work is the key to success. |
| (2) Successive (answer) | an adjective meaning following one after another without a break | India won the series for three successive years. |
| (3) Successful | achieving the desired result ("five successful years" would describe years that went well, not years that follow one another) | The event was highly successful. |
| (4) Succeed | a verb, to achieve an aim, or to come after someone (a verb cannot describe a noun) | You will succeed if you work regularly. |