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Grammar Practice Test - 5
Choose the most appropriate word to fill in blank (vi).
Directions: Read the following passage carefully.
Children love to (i) _____. Games and sports (ii) _______ intrinsic to (iii) _______ nature. (iv) ______ activity they indulge in (v) _______ them happier and (vi) ______. Children have boundless energy and sports (vii) _____ an outlet to canalise this energy. Games and sports played during childhood and in school (viii) ________ lifelong positive altitudes towards fitness and exercise which persist even after childhood.
The comparative form "healthier" is correct because it's paired with "happier" in the same clause structure: "makes them happier and (vi) ______." This parallel structure requires matching comparative forms. "Healthier" correctly completes the idea that physical activity makes children both happier and healthier. "Healthy" is positive form, "healthiest" is superlative (requires "the"), and "healthful" is less common in this context.