Question : Comprehension:
In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Fill in the blanks with the help of the alternatives given. Select the most appropriate option for each number.
I arrived in Delhi in 2009 from a very small town. I had (1)______ lived in a big city before. It was a (2)______ experience for me. I walked around, learning (3)______ names of the streets and taking note (4)______ the shops. After months of wandering, I (5)______ that I had slowly become familiar with Delhi and (6)______ at home. On weekends, I packed some chapatis that (7)______ as my mid-day meal. Then I left for a (8)______ park where I spent hours (9)______ the people of my new city (10)______ feeding the birds with bits of chapatis.
Question:
Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank No. 10.
Option 1: during
Option 2: beside
Option 3: while
Option 4: along
Correct Answer: while
Solution : The third option is correct.
Explanation:
As per the context of the sentence, the subject fed the birds and watched the people of his city simultaneously.
During
is followed by a noun or a pronoun, whereas
while
is followed by a clause (a subject and a verb).
As the given blank is followed by a clause, i.e., feeding the birds, the adverb
while
will be the appropriate choice to fill the blank.
Therefore, the correct answer is, while .
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