Read the following text and use modifiers in the blank spaces as directed :
Once a wolf went to a stream to quench (a) —— (use possessive to pre-modify the noun) thirst with water. While he was drinking water, he saw (b) —— (use article to pre-modify the noun) lamb that was also drinking water over there. At the sight of the lamb, his mouth began (c) —— (use an infinitive phrase to post modify the verb). He turned to the lamb and said, 'How dare you make the water muddy? Can't you see that I am drinking water from the (d) —— (use an adjective to pre-modify the noun) stream?' The lamb got so (e) —— (use an adverb to pre-modify the adjective) frightened that it could not speak for a while. Then it replied, 'Sir, I beg (f) —— (use possessive to pre-modify the noun) pardon. The water is running down (g) —— (post modify the verb with prepositional phrase) to me. How can I make it muddy?' The wolf said, 'But you bleated me and called me names (h) —— (post modify the verb with an adverb).' The lamb replied, 'Sir, I was not even born then. How could I abuse you last year?' The wolf (i) —— (use a relative pronoun to post modify the noun) was determined to eat (j) —— (use a demonstrative to pre-modify the noun) poor lamb, said to it, 'Then it must have been your father, or mother or brother. You must suffer for your race.'
Once a wolf went to a stream to quench (a) —— (use possessive to pre-modify the noun) thirst with water. While he was drinking water, he saw (b) —— (use article to pre-modify the noun) lamb that was also drinking water over there. At the sight of the lamb, his mouth began (c) —— (use an infinitive phrase to post modify the verb). He turned to the lamb and said, 'How dare you make the water muddy? Can't you see that I am drinking water from the (d) —— (use an adjective to pre-modify the noun) stream?' The lamb got so (e) —— (use an adverb to pre-modify the adjective) frightened that it could not speak for a while. Then it replied, 'Sir, I beg (f) —— (use possessive to pre-modify the noun) pardon. The water is running down (g) —— (post modify the verb with prepositional phrase) to me. How can I make it muddy?' The wolf said, 'But you bleated me and called me names (h) —— (post modify the verb with an adverb).' The lamb replied, 'Sir, I was not even born then. How could I abuse you last year?' The wolf (i) —— (use a relative pronoun to post modify the noun) was determined to eat (j) —— (use a demonstrative to pre-modify the noun) poor lamb, said to it, 'Then it must have been your father, or mother or brother. You must suffer for your race.'
Chittagong • 2025