Selecting Words


Direction: In the following questions, sentences, are given with blanks to be filled in with an appropriate word(s). Four alternatives are suggested for each question. Choose the correct alternative out of the four.

  1. If you litter, you _____ to pay a fine.









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    The sentence formation will be as follows :
    If + Simple Present, will–future
    Here, will have is the right usage.

    Correct Option: A

    The sentence formation will be as follows :
    If + Simple Present, will–future
    Here, will have is the right usage.


  1. He drove from Maharashtra _____ Karnataka without stopping to rest.









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    When a starting place and a finishing place is mentioned, Prep. from is used for
    expressing the beginning and to for the end.
    Here, to is the right usage.

    Correct Option: B

    When a starting place and a finishing place is mentioned, Prep. from is used for
    expressing the beginning and to for the end.
    Here, to is the right usage.



  1. Age and experience________ wisdom to man.









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    Age and experience work as a single unit like bread and butter, cup and saucer, etc.
    Hence, Singular Verb is used with it.
    Here, brings is the right usage.

    Correct Option: D

    Age and experience work as a single unit like bread and butter, cup and saucer, etc.
    Hence, Singular Verb is used with it.
    Here, brings is the right usage.


  1. When the doctor _____, the patient was already ______.









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    Here, arrived; dead is the right usage.

    Correct Option: B

    Here, arrived; dead is the right usage.



  1. The plane will take off when the thunderstorm ______.









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    The structure of the sentence is as follows :
    The plane will take → (Simple Future) off when → (Conj.) the thunderstorm stops → (Simple Present).
    Here, stops is the right usage.

    Correct Option: A

    The structure of the sentence is as follows :
    The plane will take → (Simple Future) off when → (Conj.) the thunderstorm stops → (Simple Present).
    Here, stops is the right usage.