Question

Fill in the blank with the most appropriate word.
Has she ever _ _ _ _ her leg?
a) Broken
b) Breaking
c) Broke
d) Breaks

Answer 1

Hint: The sentence contains an auxiliary verb ‘has’ which indicates that the given sentence is in the present perfect tense. The main verb is also missing from the sentence, and a complete sentence includes a verb. Thus, the blank will be filled by a verb.

Complete answer:
Let us look at the options given to us and find the correct verb required to fill the blank and complete the sentence. Option a ‘broken’ is the past participle form. As the sentence contains ‘has’ an auxiliary verb which means that the sentence is in present perfect and we know that a present perfect sentence talks about an event of the past in the present. Thus, option a, ‘broken’ perfectly fits the requirement. Therefore, option ‘a’ is correct.
Option b ‘breaking’ is in the present continuous form and not the past participle form as needed. Thus, option ‘b’ is incorrect.
Option c ‘broke’ is the simple past form and not the past participle form. Thus, option ‘c’ is invalid too.
Option d ‘breaks’ is in the simple present form and not past participle as required. Thus, it cannot be used in the perfect tense. Hence, option ‘d’ is incorrect.

Note: Option c ‘broke’ is the simple past form of the verb ‘break’ not the past participle form. As mentioned above that the sentence is in present perfect form, therefore, past participle would fill the blank. Do not confuse the option ‘c’ to be the answer.