Question

Fill in the blank with the most appropriate word-
Edmond enjoys hiking and _____.
a) To camp
b) To climb mountains
c) Fishing
d) A fish

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 has 'hiking', which is an '-ing' word. We have to fill in the blank with a word which is also in '-ing' form, to make the sentence grammatically correct.
Now let us examine all the options -
Option ‘a' is To camp. This is not the correct option because we cannot use “to camp” with “hiking” in a particular sentence.
Option ‘b' is To climb mountains. This is also not the correct option because “to climb mountains” cannot be used in the particular sentence with “hiking”.
Option ‘c' is Fishing. It is the correct option because “fishing” can be used with “hiking” in a particular sentence.
Option ‘d' is A fish. This is not the correct option because “a fish” cannot be used with “hiking” in this particular sentence.
As we have analyzed all the given options, we can easily figure out the correct option. Here, the correct word to be filled in is - fishing. The complete sentence would be - Edmond enjoys hiking and fishing.

Note:
All the other options are plausible distractions. Don't confuse between 'climb' and 'fishing'. You must know the tense of the given sentence and find the answer accordingly.