Question

erican roots: from native traditions to the american revolution
read the first two sentences of mina’s personal narrative, “my first tryout.”
student work
when i was in ninth grade, i ____ out for the lacrosse team, even though i had never played before. my older sister had been a star goalie when she was my age, and i ____ to follow in her footsteps.
fill in the blanks in order.
options: tried . . . want, try . . . want, try . . . wanted, tried . . . wanted

Explanation:

The first part of the sentence "When I was in ninth grade" indicates a past event, so the verb should be in the past tense. "Try" in past tense is "tried". For the second blank, the context is also in the past (following the sister's footsteps when she was the same age), so "want" should be in past tense "wanted". So the correct pair is "tried...wanted".

Answer:

tried...wanted