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In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Fill in the blanks with the help of the options given. Select the most appropriate option for each blank. Recently, there was a news report about a man who tried to catch a robber but suffered a hip (1)______ in the process. The victim was a plumber and he was (2)______ in the hall outside the bedroom. He had left the bedroom door open for better ventilation. (3)______ two hours after midnight, he heard some noise from the bedroom. When he went in to check, he found a man (4)______ open the cupboard and taking away jewellery and cash. On seeing him, the robber tried to escape and jumped from the second floor. The plumber (5)______ the robber and jumped after him. Unfortunately, he hit a concrete wall and broke his hip; he was rushed to a nearby hospital. The robber managed to escape.
Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank no. 2.
being sleeping
been sleeping
had been sleeping
sleeping
- Option 1: "being sleeping" is incorrect. "Being" cannot be used with "sleeping" in this context. It doesn't form a grammatically correct sentence.
- Option 2: "been sleeping" is incorrect. "Been" typically follows "have" or "had" to form present or past perfect continuous tense, which is not needed here.
- Option 3: "had been sleeping" is incorrect for this context. Although it's a correct past perfect continuous form, the rest of the sentence doesn't support it. No additional action that occurred after sleeping is described here.
- Option 4: "sleeping" is the correct choice. It fits the sentence structure meaningfully and correctly describes the action the plumber was engaged in at the time.
- Correct Answer: Option 4: sleeping
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