Question

writing workshop: narrative writing
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read the first two sentences of minas personal narrative, \my first tryout.\
when i was in ninth grade, i wol 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 wol to follow in her footsteps.
fill in the blanks in order.
○ tried . . . . want
○ tried . . . . wanted
○ try . . . . want
○ try . . . . wanted

Explanation:

The narrative is set in the past ("When I was in ninth grade"), so all verbs must use simple past tense. "Tried" is the past tense of "try", and "wanted" is the past tense of "want", which matches the past-time context of the story.

Answer:

tried . . . wanted