The following passage has not been edited. There is one word missing in each of the following lines. Find the omission and write it.

 

Before              Omitted word             After

One day the parts human body got                                       e.g._parts_                  ___of___                _human_

together talk about their work. Soon they                               1)________                  ___________           __________

started quarreling as one said, “I am                                        2)________                  ___________           __________

most important part of the body.”                                           3)________                   ___________           __________

The hand said it took food to the mouth.                                4)________                    ___________          __________

No can get food without hands. All the work                          5)_________                   ___________           __________

is done hands. Then, the legs boasted                                     6)_________                   ___________           __________

that were the most important                                                  7)_________                   ___________           __________

they carried the human body.                                                  8)_________                   ___________           __________

 

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Answers:

1. together–to–talk
2. as–each–one
3. am–the–most
4. said–that–it
5. no–one–can
6. done–by–hands
7. that–they–were
8. important–because/as–they