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Read the passage given below and fill in the blanks by choosing the most appropriate word from the given options.

It is not possible even for the greatest optimist (a) -------------- (on, for, of, to) smile all the time and feel good throughout the day. Every one (b) ----------- (had, have, had having) a tension now or then, when everything seems dark. But once you develop a positive attitude (c) ________ (so, but, and, or 0, realize that life is a roller coaster ride, a series of ups and downs

(a) to

‘To’ is the correct form of the preposition to be used in the sentence to make the sentence grammatically and contextually correct. This is because the verb succeeding the blank is ‘smile’ and also, ‘to’ is followed by the first form of the verb.


(b) had


‘Had’ is the correct form of the verb to be used in the sentence. This is because; according to the subject-verb agreement when the subject ‘everyone, someone, no one, nobody, etc.’ is singular and it is followed by a singular verb.


(c) and


Solution: ‘and’ is the correct form of conjunction to be used in the sentence. This is because it is used to join to sentence; ‘but’ is not used as it is used to indicate contrast.


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