Question

Don’t be afraid of the dog. He won’t do you any ______. (Fill in the blank with the appropriate word.)
A. bite
B. harm
C. hurt
D. pain
E. wound

Answer 1

Hint: The whole collection of language forms, which come by merging a single basis with different influxive components, is referred to as words without alteration of part of the language elements. Words also take various forms, including nouns, verbs and adjectives.

Complete answer:
Let us analyze the given options:
Option A) Bite - “He won’t do you any ______.” In the given sentence the word “bite” is not grammatically appropriate because the meaning of bite is ‘use the teeth to cut into’. For example Her dog bite got infected. Therefore, this is an incorrect answer.

Option B) Harm - “He won’t do you any ______.” In the given sentence the word “harm” has been used as a noun. The meaning of harm is ‘physically injure’ and this is the best fit in the blank and make the sentence grammatically correct. For example, I promise not to harm you. Therefore, this is the correct answer.

Option C) Hurt - “He won’t do you any ______.” In the given sentence the word “hurt” is not grammatically appropriate. The meaning of hurt is ‘to cause pain or injury’ For example: Don’t hurt me. Therefore, this is an incorrect answer.

Option D) Pain - “He won’t do you any ______.” In the given sentence the word “any” cannot be used with “pain”. For example, He was in pain. Therefore, this is an incorrect answer.

Option E) Wound - The word “wound” is a verb. But it is used for specific situations or with particular adverbs. For instance: a knife wound. Therefore, this is an incorrect answer.

Therefore the correct answer is option ‘B’ i.e, Don’t be afraid of the dog. He won’t do you any harm.

Note: Don't be afraid of the dog. He won't do you any 'harm'. In this sentence, 'harm' has been used as a noun. We could have also written the sentence as; he won't harm you. In light of this comparison, other words like a bite, hurt, pain and wound cannot be used as nouns to complete the sentence properly. Hence, option B is the correct answer.