Multiple choice

Find out the appropriate word and fill blank (iii).

Directions: Choose the most appropriate word from the options given below to complete the given paragraph.

Books are a wonderful blessing. When the clouds of sorrow and misery darken the horizon of our life, like a (i) __________ friend, they comfort and console us with sweet words. When our friends and kith and kin desert us owing (ii) __________ our misfortunes, they do not leave us in the lurch. They          encourage us and (iii) __________ us to get over difficulties with courage and perseverance. They are the essence of man’s wisdom and experience extending (iv) __________ thousands of years and are his (v) __________ valuable inheritance. It (vi) __________ true that all books are not equally good. Some books should better be avoided.

  1. taught

  2. teach

  3. having taught

  4. teaching
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B Correct answer
Explanation

The sentence has compound subject 'They [books] encourage us and ______ us' where 'they' is plural, requiring the base form of the verb. 'Teach' is the correct base form that matches the structure. Options A (taught) is past tense, C (having taught) is a participle, and D (teaching) is a gerund - none fit grammatically after 'and' in this parallel structure.

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