Select the most appropriate option to substitute the bracketed segment in the given sentence. If there is no need to substitute it, select 'no substitution required’.

The unit twitched like a bird (preening it's plumage and becomes motionless). 

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  1. preening its plumage and became motionless 
  2. No substitution required 
  3. preening it's plumage while becoming motionless 
  4. to preen it's plumage and becomes motionless 

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Option 1 : preening its plumage and became motionless 
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The correct answer is 'preening its plumage and became motionless '.

Key Points

  • The most appropriate option to substitute the bracketed segment in the given sentence is option 1: "preening its plumage and became motionless."
  • This sentence is discussing a past event, so the past tense verb "became" is more appropriate than the present tense "becomes".
  • Also, "its" is the possessive form of "it", while "it's" is a contraction of "it is" or "it has".
  • In this context, we're talking about the bird's plumage (a possessive context), so "its" is correct.

Therefore, the correct sentence is: 'The unit twitched like a bird preening its plumage and became motionless.

Additional Information

  • The other options are incorrect because:
    • Preening it's plumage while becoming motionless - This is incorrect because it still uses the wrong form of "its/it's" and the continuous "becoming" is not as appropriate in this context.
  • To preen it's plumage and becomes motionless - This is incorrect because it changes the verb tense ("to preen" instead of "preening") and it also uses the wrong form of "its/it's". The use of "becomes" is also incorrect as this is not in line with the past tense context.

सही उत्तर 'विकल्प 1' है।

मुख्य बिंदु

  • दिए गए वाक्य में कोसी अंश को बदलने के लिए सबसे उपयुक्त विकल्प है विकल्प 1: "प्रीनिंग इट्स प्लुमेज और बिल्कुल अचल हो गया।" यह वाक्य एक पिछली घटना के बारे में बात कर रहा है, इसलिए वर्तमान काल की तुलना में अतीत काल की क्रिया "बिल्कुल अचल हो गया" अधिक उपयुक्त है। साथ ही, "इट्स" का अर्थ "यह का" होता है, जबकि "इट'स" का अर्थ "यह है" या "इसके पास है" होता है। इस संदर्भ में, हम पक्षी की प्लूमेज (एक स्वामित्व जीवन्त संदर्भ) के बारे में बात कर रहे हैं, इसलिए "इट्स" सही है। इसलिए, सही वाक्य है: 'यूनिट ने एक पक्षी की तरह हिलक्का जिसने अपनी प्लुमेज की सजावट की और बिल्कुल अचल हो गया।'

 

अतिरिक्त जानकारी

  • अन्य विकल्प गलत हैं क्योंकि: प्रीनिंग इट'स प्लुमेज जबकि अचल हो जाता है - यह गलत है क्योंकि इसमें अभी भी "इट्स/इट'स" का गलत रूप उपयोग किया गया है और इस संदर्भ में निरंतर "बन गया" उचित नहीं है। प्लुमेज की सजावट करने और अचल हो जाने के लिए - यह गलत है क्योंकि इसने क्रिया के काल को बदल दिया ("सजावट करने" के बजाय "सजावट कर रहा") और यह भी "इट्स/इट'स" का गलत रूप उपयोग करता है। "बन गया" का उपयोग भी गलत है क्योंकि यह अतीतकालीन संदर्भ के अनुरूप नहीं है।

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