In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Fill in the blanks with the help of the alternatives given. Select the most appropriate option for each number. A massive fire in Chennai destroyed 184 cars (386) ___to a private cab aggregator. (387) ____blaze is suspected to have been triggered (388) ____ tall dried grass caught fire from a discarded (389) _____ cigarette butt, said a rescue services (390) ___. Question 1: Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank No. 1. (a) Were belonging (b) Belonging (c) Belongs (d) Belonged

Options

A. Were belonging
B. Belonging
C. Belongs
D. Belonged

Answer

B

Explanation

(b) The passage is in present tense so option (a) and (d) will be eliminated.here the subject of the sentence is a plural noun ‘184 cars’ so singular verb (belongs) so option (c) will also be eliminated. Finally we have option (b) as the answer.