A Study on Double Fillers

Sometimes, a sentence is grammatically correct but has little or no meaning to it due to the absence of certain important words or phrases required to convey the meaning. Fillers are just those words required to complete such sentences. After the usage of fillers in a sentence, the sentence appears to be correct in grammatical syntax and in terms of its meaning as well. There are two types of fillers: single and double fillers. Single fillers mean that a single word/phrase can complete the sentence, while double fillers indicate that two words/phrases are required to complete the sentence logically. 

Fillers are used to completing incomplete sentences correctly. After the fillers have been used in a sentence, the sentence should be grammatically correct.  

Questions relating to fillers are usually given in entrance exams in order to check a student’s grasp of the language. The student is expected to complete the sentence with the correct fillers and give a sentence with a meaning and correct grammatical syntax. 

There are two types of fillers: single fillers and double fillers. 

Single fillers simply mean that a single word or phrase is required to complete the sentence logically. 

Double fillers mean that two words or phrases are required to get the sentence completed. 

Giving double fillers as an exercise means that there is more complexity involved in getting to the correct sentence. Such questions are usually asked in various entrance exams to check the candidate’s grasp of the language. 

Next in line, we move to certain exercises on double fillers. There are certain pointers one should keep in mind while solving such questions. 

1. Read the options at last.
2. Take clues from the grammar
3. Use connotation
4. Look out for indicators

Exercise-

1. The student was fairly ——– of passing, yet previous experiences with this teacher left him ———-. 

a) Uncertain, confused

b) Certain, confident

c) Confident, uncertain

d) Confident, certain. 

2. Can you lend me a pencil, please? ————-

a)Yes, you can. 

b) Yes, here you are!

c) Yes, here it is!

d) Yes, here.

3. Public announcement of ——– by the government is considered as ——– code of conduct during the pre-election period. 

a) Freebies, appeasement

b) Favours, violation

c) Policies, honour

d) Provisions, imposition

e) Manifests, breaches

4. Though the country has ——- free medical service for the poor, it is ——. 

a) Stopped, unaffordable

b) Rendered, essential

c) Maintained, adrinable

d) Favoured, appreciable

e) Instituted, inadequate

5. The recently  ——- Olympic games experienced some unhealthy practices ———— to buy a few athletes. 

a) Concluded, resorted

b) Finished, preferred

c) Held, exhibited

d) Over, adhered

e) Closed, devoured

Answers- 

1. Option c) confident, certain
2. Option c) yes, here it is!
3. Option b) favours, violation
4. Option e) instituted, inadequate
5. Option a) concluded, resorted

Conclusion

Fillers are used to completing incomplete sentences correctly. After the fillers have been used in a sentence, the sentence should be grammatically correct.  

Questions relating to fillers are usually given in entrance exams in order to check a student’s grasp of the language. The student is expected to complete the sentence with the correct fillers and give a sentence with a meaning and correct grammatical syntax.