Question

Fill in the blanks with the most appropriate option:
By sheer hard word, Sushil has __________ out a niche for himself in the field of journalism.
a) carved
b) worked
c) derived
d) accomplished

Answer 1

Hint: A verb is a content word that denotes an action, occurrence, or state of existence. The verb is the word class that serves as the predicate of a sentence.

Complete answer:
In the given question, we have to find out which of the verbs given to us in the options correctly describe how Sushil made a place for himself in journalism.
Let us thus analyze the options given to us in this question-
Option (a.), 'carved', refers to ‘carved out’ which means ‘establish or create through painstaking effort’.
Therefore, option (a.) is correct as it perfectly describes how Sushil made a place for himself in journalism.
Option (b.), ‘worked', refers to ‘worked out’ which means ‘happen in a certain way, leading to, producing, or resulting in a certain outcome, often well’.
Therefore, option (b.) is incorrect as ‘worked out a niche’ does not make sense in the sentence, since Sushil put efforts to take his place in journalism and it did not just happen.
Option (c.), ‘derived', refers to ‘derived out’ which does not have any meaning.
Therefore, option (c.) is incorrect as it is grammatically incorrect.
Option (d.), ‘accomplished', refers to ‘accomplished out’ which does not have any meaning.
Therefore, option (d.) is incorrect as it is grammatically incorrect.

Note:
In this question, it will be helpful for the student to recall the meaning of the niche. A niche refers to a position particularly well suited to the person who occupies it. For example- He found his niche in the academic world.