WBCS.LIVE practice question

Put in a correct participle in the blank space: The car was __________ down the slope.

Solve this multiple-choice question and check the correct answer with its explanation below.

Answer options

  1. rolling
  2. breaking
  3. lost
  4. having arrived

Correct answer and explanation

Correct answer: rolling

Explanation: A. rolling ✅: present participle, correctly describes the car moving down the slope. B. breaking ❌: does not fit contextually, as the car is not 'breaking down' here. C. lost ❌: past participle, does not describe an action in progress. D. having arrived ❌: perfect participle, irrelevant to the action. So, the correct sentence is: The car was rolling down the slope. ✅