Adapted from Female writers and readers have been challenging the patriarchy.
Supply each blank with one suitable word to make a meaningful passage.
Nowadays, women have become the primary guardians of fiction, actively sustaining the industry
Furthermore, female authors are utilizing diverse genres—from sad girl novels to post-#MeToo autofiction—to tear
Answer: as/when/while
Explanation: A conjunction is required to connect the clause describing women’s actions with the clause describing the decline in male readership. ‘As’, ‘when’, or ‘while’ can indicate simultaneous actions or contrast.
(1)
male readership declines. Beyond being the leading consumers, women have fostered vibrant social connections
Explanation: A conjunction is required to connect the clause describing women’s actions with the clause describing the decline in male readership. ‘As’, ‘when’, or ‘while’ can indicate simultaneous actions or contrast.
Answer: around
Explanation: The preposition ‘around’ is commonly used to indicate the subject or activity that forms the basis of social interactions.
(2)
reading through local book clubs and digital platforms like BookTok.
Explanation: The preposition ‘around’ is commonly used to indicate the subject or activity that forms the basis of social interactions.
Answer: This/Such
Explanation: A demonstrative adjective (This) or a determiner (Such) is needed to refer back to the concept of collective engagement mentioned previously.
(3)
collective engagement has birthed massive publishing trends,
Explanation: A demonstrative adjective (This) or a determiner (Such) is needed to refer back to the concept of collective engagement mentioned previously.
Answer: most
Explanation: The phrase ‘most notably’ is a fixed adverbial expression used to emphasize a specific example.
(4)
notably the rise of domestic noir thrillers and the romantasy explosion. By prioritizing narratives centered
Explanation: The phrase ‘most notably’ is a fixed adverbial expression used to emphasize a specific example.
Answer: on/around
Explanation: The verb ‘center’ typically takes the preposition ‘on’ or ‘around’ to specify the focal point of interest.
(5)
female desire and experience, these communities ensure that fiction remains a dynamic, commercially viable, and socially connected medium.Explanation: The verb ‘center’ typically takes the preposition ‘on’ or ‘around’ to specify the focal point of interest.
Furthermore, female authors are utilizing diverse genres—from sad girl novels to post-#MeToo autofiction—to tear
Answer: down
Explanation: The phrasal verb ‘tear down’ means to dismantle or destroy something, such as a physical structure or, in this figurative case, a myth.
(6)
myths of equality and persisting inequalities. These works
Explanation: The phrasal verb ‘tear down’ means to dismantle or destroy something, such as a physical structure or, in this figurative case, a myth.
Answer: do
Explanation: The word ‘do’ is used here for emphasis in the construction ‘do more than [verb]’.
(7)
more than entertain; they
Explanation: The word ‘do’ is used here for emphasis in the construction ‘do more than [verb]’.
Answer: bring
Explanation: The verb ‘bring’ is part of the collocation ‘bring to public attention’, meaning to make people aware of something.
(8)
critical issues like coercive control and domestic violence to public attention, often
Explanation: The verb ‘bring’ is part of the collocation ‘bring to public attention’, meaning to make people aware of something.
Answer: reaching
Explanation: The present participle ‘reaching’ acts as a connector showing the result of the previously mentioned action.
(9)
wider audiences through screen adaptations. For more than two centuries, women’s writing continues to challenge social constraints imposed on women. Ultimately, the act of writing and reading remains a powerful site of
Explanation: The present participle ‘reaching’ acts as a connector showing the result of the previously mentioned action.
Answer: feminist
Explanation: The adjective ‘feminist’ describes the nature of the resistance, contextually aligned with the themes of female authors and women’s experiences.
(10)
resistance, constantly reimagining the world.
Explanation: The adjective ‘feminist’ describes the nature of the resistance, contextually aligned with the themes of female authors and women’s experiences.
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