Question

Fill in the blank with the most appropriate word.
The game of tennis was very _________.

• A. tire
• B. tired
• C. tiring
• D. tires

Answer 1

Answer: (C)

In this sentence, we should fill the blank with an adjective which would describe the game (tennis). The game is the noun here and the adjective before would describe it's quality. A descriptive adjective describes qualities of a noun or pronoun, such as smell, taste, texture, appearance, and shape. Option A and Option C are two adjectives that can considered.

Option A: Is an adjective. But tired means exhausted or enervated.

Option C is also an adjective which describes something that causes exhaustion. In this case, the game is the noun that is causing the exhaustion.

Option C is correct