Multiple choice

Choose the most appropriate word to fill in blank (iv).

Directions: Read the following paragraph carefully.

Mr. Bhandari often (i) ______ to the market (ii) ______ the morning. Today he went there at 7 am. (iii) ______ bought apples and a box (iv) ______ mangoes. Mr. Bhandari is (v) ______ man. He buys all kinds of fruits. He also bought oranges. There (vi) ______ no bananas (vii) _____ the market. So, he (viii) ______ any.

  1. containing

  2. contained

  3. to contain

  4. had contained
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Explanation

The present participle 'containing' correctly modifies 'box' to describe its contents. 'A box containing mangoes' follows standard English structure where the participle phrase describes what's inside the box. 'Contained' would require a relative pronoun ('that contained'), 'to contain' changes the meaning to future purpose, and 'had contained' is past perfect tense which doesn't fit this narrative context.

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