Question

Complete the following passage with the right forms of words given in brackets:
Personality is the __1__ (combine) of physical, emotional, spiritual and psychological aspects in a person. If you __2__ (wishing) to enhance your personality, start by respecting yourself and believing in your ability to win respect from others. In your __3__ (interact) with others, be polite and gentle, doing good to them as far as possible. Speak only when it is __4__ (require) and is of utmost necessity.

Answer 1

Hint:There are different parts of speech missing in each sentence. Try to understand the meaning of the sentence. This will help you gauge which part of speech to use. Discover the words that point to a certain kind of part of speech. Then, complete the sentence accordingly.

Complete answer: In order to find the missing words in the given sentence, we must first understand how sentences are constructed. We must identify the different parts of speech in the given paragraph.
The most basic construction in English is ‘subject + verb + object’. However, it becomes
more complicated when other parts of speech come into play. We can add describing
words such as adjectives, adverbs, and prepositions. Adjectives are usually placed before
a noun and adverbs are usually placed before an adjective or verb. The articles should be
placed in appropriate places, as required.

Now, let us look at the paragraph carefully.
-The first sentence has a blank after the definite article ‘the’. This means that the word needed for the blank is a noun, as only nouns are used after articles. The word in the brackets is ‘combine’ which is a verb. The noun form of ‘combine’ is ‘combination’. So, the required word is ‘combination’.
-The second sentence has a blank after the pronoun ‘you’. This means that the blank should be filled by a verb. The verb should be in simple present tense and should match the subject you. So, the required verb is ‘wish’ which is the simple present form of ‘wishing’.
-The third sentence has a blank after the possessive pronoun ‘your’. This means that this blank also needs a noun. The word in the brackets is a verb. The noun form of ‘interact’ is written as ‘interaction’. So, this is the required answer.
-The fourth sentence has a blank after the helping verb ‘is’. The required word is the past tense form of ‘require’ which is written as ‘required’.
So, the paragraph should be written as:
Personality is the combination of physical, emotional, spiritual and psychological aspects in a person. If you wish to enhance your personality, start by respecting yourself and believing in your ability to win respect from others. In your interaction with others, be polite and gentle, doing good to them as far as possible. Speak only when it is required and is of utmost necessity.

Note: Make sure to read each sentence very carefully. The words in the bracket are not the basic forms. So, you will need to convert them accordingly in order to fit them into the blank.