Question

    It was a sturdy house (completing) with a fine fireplace

    and chimney. Improve the bracketed part of the sentence.
    A compete Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    B complete Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    C contemplate Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    D no improvement Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

    Solution

    Grammatically, ‘completing’ is incorrect as the sentence is in simple past tense.

    Compete or contemplate do not fit in the blank as they are contextually incorrect.

    ‘complete’ will be the correct answer as it is making the sentence correct in all aspects.

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