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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.

This question was previously asked in
SSC Selection Post 2022 Matriculation Level Question Paper (02-Aug-2022) (Shift-4)
The correct answer is

fighting

The correct answer is fighting.

Eliminate options that are grammatically incorrect or don't make sense in the context. Choose the option that fits both grammatically and contextually. After filling the blank, re-read the sentence and the surrounding sentences to ensure the choice makes the passage coherent. In this specific question, the auxiliary verb "were" before blank 3 narrowed down the possibilities for the verb form needed after it.

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