In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.
There were two (1)________buddies who went through school and college and even joined the army together. War (2)________and they were (3)________in the same unit. One night they were ambushed. Bullets were flying (4)________and out of the darkness came a voice, “Harry, please come and help me”. Harry (5)________recognised that voice of his childhood buddy
Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank 3.
- Afought
- Bfighting
- Cfight
- Dfights
Solution & Step-by-step Explanation
The structure "they were ________ in the same unit" describes an ongoing active assignment or status. The present participle fighting acts correctly in the past continuous construction ("they were fighting in the same unit").