Text 2Olympic GamesThe name comes from Olympia, a sacred place in Ancient Greece, where the first Ancient Olympic Games took place. The Games were a very important event for the Ancient Greeks and they took place every four years, from 776 BCE to at least 393 CE. The Games were very different from the ones we know now! They were essentially a religious festival, the athletes were mainly soldiers, and women were not allowed to compete. Married women were not even allowed to attend! Sports included boxing, wrestling and chariot racing. Athletes competed completely naked, and occasionally even died during combat sport competitions.From Ancient Greece, we fast forward__________ the 1896 Olympics in Athens, which marked the beginning __________a new era of the Games. The 1896 Olympic Games saw 280 athletes__________ 12 countries competing __________43 events, including the first marathon competition. By the time the Paris Olympics took place in 1924, there were around 3,000 athletes, including more than 100 women, from more than 44 different countries. This was also the year that the first Winter Olympics were held. The Paralympic Games first took place in Rome, Italy, in 1960, with 400 athletes from 23 countries.The ‘Olympic rings’ are a globally known symbol of the Olympic movement and were introduced in 1913. The colours of the five linked rings are, from left to right, blue, yellow, black, green and red, and they appear on a white background. They represent the union of five continents and the meeting of athletes from around the world. Study the following sentences according to structure and grammar use.1. The phrasal verb took place (1st paragraph) means happened, occurred.2. The underlined words in th first paragraph mainly, completely, and occasionally are examples of adverbs of manner.3. In the 3rd paragraph, the pronoun They (in bold), refers to the rings.4. Women (1st paragraph) is the plural form of woman.Choose the alternative which contains the correct sentences.

Study the following sentences according to structure and ...

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Study the following sentences according to structure and grammar use.

1. The phrasal verb took place (1^st paragraph) means happened, occurred.

2. The underlined words in th first paragraph mainly, completely, and occasionally are examples of adverbs of manner.

3. In the 3^rd paragraph, the pronoun They (in bold), refers to the rings.

4. Women (1^st paragraph) is the plural form of woman.

Choose the alternative which contains the correct sentences.

Only sentence 2 is correct.

Only sentence 4 is correct.

Sentences 2 and 3 are correct.

Sentences 1, 3 and 4 are correct.

Sentences 2, 3 and 4 are correct.