Question

Fill in the blank with the most appropriate word:
“_ _ _ _ _ did you buy?”
a) Who
b) When
c) How much
d) What

Answer 1

Hint: The given sentence is an interrogative sentence. There are five interrogatives, which are used to ask questions. They are, ‘Who’, ‘when’, ‘where’, ‘why’, ‘how’.

Complete answer:
Let us look at the words given to us and choose the most appropriate interrogative. Option a ‘who’ is used to enquire about a personal noun. For example, “Who was the topper of your class last year?” “Who did you buy?” is an odd sentence and does not make any sense. Thus, option ‘a’ is incorrect.
Option b ‘when’ is used to inquire about time. For example, “When will you wake up in the morning?” “When did you buy?” would be an incomplete question as there is no noun the sentence after the verb ‘buy’. Thus, option ‘b’ is incorrect too.
Option c ‘how much’ is used to ask about the quantity of something. For example, “How much time will you take to complete the assignment?” The sentence “How much did you buy?” is again incomplete as the quantity of which the question is inquiring about has not been mentioned. Thus, option ‘c’ is incorrect.
Option d ‘what’ is used to ask about something. This is appropriate in the context of the sentence. Thus, option ‘d’ is correct. Option ‘d’ is the correct answer.

Note:Do not confuse option ‘c’ to be the answer as ‘how much’ of what has not been mentioned in the given question.