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
Successive is an adjective meaning following one after another without a break. "Five successive years" means five years in a row, in each of which she will get the present.
Example: India won the series for three successive years.
Complete sentence: She'll have a birthday present of one thousand rupees for five successive years.
Why the Other Options are Incorrect?
Option 1: Success — Incorrect. Success is a noun (the achieving of an aim); it cannot describe "years" here.
Example: Hard work is the key to success.
Option 3: Successful — Incorrect. Successful means achieving the desired result; "five successful years" would describe years that went well, not years that follow one another.
Example: The event was highly successful.
Option 4: Succeed — Incorrect. Succeed is a verb (to achieve an aim, or to come after someone); a verb cannot describe a noun.
Example: You will succeed if you work regularly.
Contrast: "successive" means one after another (five successive years); "successful" means achieving the desired result (a successful year).