Question

Fill in the blank with the most appropriate word-
Ashok fell off the ladder when he ____ roof.
a) Is mending
b) Was mending
c) Mended
d) None of these

Answer 1

Hint: Read the given phrase/sentence carefully. Try to make out the meaning of it and find the subject or the predicate or the main object of the sentence.

Complete answer:
The given sentence conveys that Ashok was climbing up the roof with the help of a ladder and he fell off. Now, we have to fill in the blank with the correct tense form.
Now, let us examine all the given options to find out the correct option -
Option ‘a' is “Is mending”. It cannot be the correct answer as the given sentence is in the past tense and this option is in the present tense. So, we will eliminate this option.
Option ‘b’ is “Was mending”. It is the correct option as this is in the past tense as the given sentence. It will fill in the blank correctly.
Option ‘c’ is “Mended”. It cannot be the correct answer as it is also in the past tense. So, we will eliminate this option.
Option ‘d’ is “None of these”. We will choose this option if all the other options are incorrect or are not suitable for the given question.
As we have analyzed all the given options, we can easily figure out the correct option. Here, option ‘b’ is the correct option.

Note:
All the other options are plausible distractions. Don’t confuse between ‘mended’ and 'was mending'. The answer has to be in the past continuous form.