Selecting Words
Direction: In the following questions sentences are given with blanks to be filled in with an appropriate words). Four alternatives are suggested for each question. Choose the correct alternative out of the four.
- As soon as he got the telegram, he ______ in a taxi.
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Here, Past Simple should be used.
Here, left is the right usage.Correct Option: B
Here, Past Simple should be used.
Here, left is the right usage.
- I ______ the job if you had paid me enough.
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In this case the structure is as follows :
would → (I would have +) have + Past → ( done.....) Participle (V3) + if → (+ if + .... ) + Past Perfect → (had paid .....) Tense
Here, would have done is the right usage.Correct Option: A
In this case the structure is as follows :
would → (I would have +) have + Past → ( done.....) Participle (V3) + if → (+ if + .... ) + Past Perfect → (had paid .....) Tense
Here, would have done is the right usage.
- ______ knocking at the gate, he demanded admission.
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Here, loudly is the right usage.
Correct Option: D
Here, loudly is the right usage.
- A book’s a book ______ there is nothing in it.
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although : used for introducing a statement that makes the main statement in a
sentence seem surprising.
Here, although is the right usage.Correct Option: D
although : used for introducing a statement that makes the main statement in a
sentence seem surprising.
Here, although is the right usage.
- A trader was ______ at the city airport early on Thursday for carrying gold jewellery worth
over 1 crore.
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retained (V.) : to keep something
Here, detained is the right usage.Correct Option: B
retained (V.) : to keep something
Here, detained is the right usage.
