Read the following text and use modifiers as directed in the blank spaces. Once a crow was (a) ____ (pre-modify the adjective with an intensifier) thirsty. It wanted (b) ____ (post-modify the verb wit

Question

Read the following text and use modifiers as directed in the blank spaces. Once a crow was (a) ____ (pre-modify the adjective with an intensifier) thirsty. It wanted (b) ____ (post-modify the verb with an infinitive phrase). (c) ____ (pre-modify the verb with a present participle) from one place to another, it began to search for water. At last, it found a jar (d) ____ (post-modify the verb). There was (e) ____ (pre-modify the noun with a determiner) water in the jar. It was too low for it (f) ____ (post-modify the adjective with an infinitive phrase). The crow tried (g) ____ (post-modify the verb with an infinitive phrase) to get water. When it failed to do so, it decided (h) ____ (post-modify the verb with an infinitive phrase) in despair. As it was leaving, it noticed a heap of pebbles (i) ____ (post-modify the verb).(j) ____ (pre-modify the verb with a present participle phrase), it dropped them into the jar. At this, the water rose up to its mouth.

Accepted Answer

(a) very; (b) to drink water; (c) Flying/wandering; (d) under a tree; (e) a little/some; (f) to reach; (g) to push the jar to the ground/ to enter its beak into the jar/ to tilt it in one side; (h) to fly away/to leave the jar; (i) nearby/at a little distance; (j) Lifting the pebbles one by one with its beak.

HSC English 2nd Paper CQ — Read the following text and use modifiers as directed in the blank space

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