Question

Fill in the blank with the most appropriate option:
It was cold, so I _____ the door.
(a)Shut
(b)Was shut
(c)Am shut
(d)Shutted

Answer 1

Hint: Read the given sentence carefully. Try to make out the core meaning of it. Find out the subject, predicate and the object of the given sentence.

Complete answer: The given sentence conveys that it was cold, that is why she/he closed the door. We have to fill in the blank with the correct verb form of ‘shut'. There are four different options given, we have to choose the most suitable one.
Now, let us examine all the given options to find out the correct option :
(a)Shut-It is a verb which means to make something close. For example : I can’t shut my suitcase. The tense of this word matches to that of the given sentence.
(b)Was shut- ‘Was’ is a helping/modal verb. It is the past tense of ‘be’. It cannot be used in the given blank.
(c)Am shut- It cannot be used in the given sentence as it is grammatically incorrect and can’t be used before ‘the door'.
(d)Shutted-This tense form of the given word doesn’t exist. This word has no meaning and cannot be used in the given sentence.
The correct word to be filled in is – shut. The complete sentence would be – “It was cold, so I shut the door.” Hence, option ‘a’ is the correct option.

Note:All the other options are plausible distractions. You must know how to differentiate between the tense forms. There are three types of tenses – past, present, and future tense.