Question

Match the following and write complete sentences in the lines below.

What was happening?	What happened?
(i) I was writing a letter.	the lights went out.
(ii) Paul was looking out of the window.	the bell rang.
(iii) He was looking for his dog	He noticed a lovely butterfly.
(iv) I was just completing the last answer.	He fell off the ladder.
(v) The man was painting the wall.	I met Arun.
(vi) Amit was doing his homework.	my pen ran out.
(vii) My mother was cooking dinner.	ma’am said, “Stop writing.”

Answer 1

Hint: In the given question we have to pair up the options given in two columns and make a sentence that is meaningful and grammatically correct. The best way to pair up is the hit and trial method because sometimes one option may seem convenient for two different options. We have to place the best options against each other.

Complete answer:

What was happening?	(Correct answers)	Reason
(i) I was writing a letter.	I was writing a letter, my pen ran out.	When we are talking about writing, the pen is the most relevant object. Also the first sentence begins with ‘I’ so the determiner ‘my’ is the right choice.
(ii) Paul was looking out of the window.	Paul was looking out of the window. He noticed a lovely butterfly.	Looking out of the window can best pair up with an option that describes the scene outside whether it's butterflies, buildings or anything else.
(iii) He was looking for his dog	When I met Arun, he was looking for his dog.	Sometimes the order of the sentences change so instead of beginning the sentence as “He was looking…”, we begin as “When I met Arun…..”.
(iv) I was just completing the last answer.	I was just completing the last answer when ma’am said, “Stop writing.”	It is something that keeps happening with the students in examinations. We add the conjunction ‘when’ to make the sentence meaningful.
(v) The man was painting the wall.	The man was painting the wall when he fell off the ladder.	While painting the wall a ladder is required therefore this is relevant. We add the conjunction ‘when’ to make the sentence meaningful.
(vi) Amit was doing his homework.	Amit was doing his homework when the lights went out.	Common thing for students. We add the conjunction ‘when’ to make the sentence meaningful.
(vii) My mother was cooking dinner.	My mother was cooking dinner when the bell rang.	Common event at homes. We add the conjunction ‘when’ to make the sentence meaningful.

Note: In the above question there are some situations which can take up other than the assigned options as well. For e.g. ‘ I was just completing the last answer’ can be paired up with ‘my pen ran out’ but, we have to see that overall combinations of other options must not get disturbed and write our answers accordingly.