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In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank. Salander sat for a while (1) _________ the telephone after Armansky hung up. She went to her work corner in the living room (2) ______ looked at the notes she had pinned up on the wall and the papers she had (3)_________ on the desk. What she had managed to collect was mostly press cuttings and articles (4)_________ from the Internet. She took the papers and dropped (5) ______ in a desk drawer.
Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 1.
holds
holding
to be holding
hold
- Let's take a look at the sentence: "Salander sat for a while (1) _________ the telephone after Armansky hung up."
- Option 1: holds
- "Holds" is in the simple present tense and doesn't fit well since Salander is no longer holding but is sitting silently after the call.
- Option 2: holding
- "Holding" is the present participle and fits well, indicating she was still in the action of holding the phone.
- Option 3: to be holding
- "To be holding" is in the infinitive form and doesn't fit the context of the sentence properly.
- Option 4: hold
- "Hold" is the simple present form and doesn't fit as it doesn't describe the action ongoing during the sitting phase.
- Correct Answer: Option 2: holding
- This describes an ongoing action which suits the narrative of someone sitting quietly after a phone call.
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