Question

Fill in the blank with the most appropriate word.
Well begun is half ___________.
a. gone
b. done
c. undone
d. a way
e. come

Answer 1

Hint: In this question we need to find a word which appropriately completes the sentence. Since in this question our motive is to find an appropriate word so our approach will be to find a word which will produce a meaningful sentence.

Complete answer:
Option A. gone
The word gone cannot be used in the blank because it will not produce a meaningful sentence. If we say that “Well begun is half gone” then this sentence will have no meaning.
So, clearly Option A is incorrect.
Now let us see our next option.

Option B. done
Well begun generally signifies good starting of any work. So, if we use the word “done” in the blank it will give us a meaningful sentence. “Well begun is half done” signifies that anything which is started in a good manner is half done as the most initial step required to do any task is to start it and when the work is already started in a good manner it will surely give positive results.

Option C: undone
The word undone cannot be used in this sentence as if we say that “Well begun is half undone” it will give a negative and contradicting meaning. And the sentence will look meaningless. As well begun simply means we have started any work and if the work is started so there is no point of using the word undone. So, this is also the wrong option.
Let us take a glance over our next option.

Option D: a way
If we say that “Well begun is half a way” the word half a way signifies the middle of something but we cannot use half a way here as we start a word it does not means that we have already done the half work also half a way is grammatically incorrect we generally use halfway instead of half a way. So, this option is also incorrect

Option E: come
If we use the word come in the blank the sentence will produce no meaning and will be grammatically incorrect.

So, the correct answer is “Option B: done”

Note: You must have understood the meaning of all the options correctly and must have chosen the correct option. You must always choose an option which gives a meaningful sentence.