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201. Fill in the correct tense choosing from the options given below:I ------- (write) a letter this morning.
Answer: When 'this morning' refers to a period of time that is not yet over, the present perfect tense 'have written' is used to describe a completed action within that period.
202. Choose the correct option from the options given below to fill in the blank :Jayaram is ...... than Shreenivas.
Answer: The word 'than' indicates a comparison. The correct comparative form of the one-syllable adjective 'wise' is 'wiser'.
203. I see a flat stretch of ground.
Answer: The verb 'see' is in its base form for the subject 'I'. This is the simple present tense, used to describe a current action or state.
204. Choose the most appropriate option to fill in the blank: “Is dad in?”“No, he isn’t. He _____ home an hour ago. He ___ yet.”
Answer: 'An hour ago' requires the simple past tense, 'left'. The word 'yet' is used with the present perfect tense to indicate something hasn't happened up to now, so 'has not returned' is correct.
205. Choose the correct form of the verb/tense to complete the sentence from the given options- “The child .......... for the last one hour.”
Answer: The phrase 'for the last one hour' indicates an action that started in the past and is still continuing. This requires the present perfect continuous tense.
206. Fill in the blank with the correct option from the option given below.They are poor ....... happy.
Answer: The conjunction 'but' is used to connect two contrasting ideas. 'Poor' and 'happy' are presented here as a contrast.
207. Choose the correct tense of the verb in bracket from the options that follow:You (pass) the exam, if you had studied hard.
Answer: This is a third conditional sentence describing an unreal past situation. The structure is 'if + past perfect, ... would have + past participle'.
208. Directions: Fill in the blanks using the correct tense of the verb: A student did not _______ (spell) the word Liaison correctly! The spelling was _______ (confuse) to him though he knew how to pronounce it. He _______ (write) Laison! As a result, the only option the teacher felt to correct him was to _______ (ask) him to write the word correctly 100 times! This is _______ (call) Imposition in die teachers’ jargon!
Answer: The verbs fit the context: 'did not spell' (base form after did), 'was confusing' (participle as adjective), 'wrote' (simple past), 'to ask' (infinitive), 'is called' (present passive).
209. Choose the most appropriate option to fill in the blank:The police officer stopped us and asked us where _____ .
Answer: In an indirect question, the word order is subject-verb ('we were going'), not the inverted question form ('were we going'). The tense also shifts to the past.
210. Choose the correct option to fill in the blank space:Temperature tomorrow --------- much the same as today.
Answer: The word 'tomorrow' indicates a future time. 'Will be' is the simple future tense used for making predictions or stating future facts.
211. Directions: Fill in the blanks using the correct tense of the verb: Nothing can _______ (dampen) the excited anticipation of _______ (camp) more than a dark, rainy day. Even the most adventurous campers can _______ (lose) some of their enthusiasm on the drive to the campsite if the skies _______ (is) dreary and damp. After _______ (reach) their destination, campers must then “set up camp” in the downpour.
Answer: The forms fit the grammar: 'can dampen' (base form after modal), 'of camping' (gerund after preposition), 'can lose' (base form), 'skies are' (plural subject), 'After reaching' (gerund after preposition).
212. Fill in the blank with the appropriate from of the tense/tense sequence.By the time he returned, I _____ ten pages of my report.
Answer: The action of typing was completed before another past action ('he returned'). The past perfect tense 'had typed' is used for the earlier action.
213. Pick the correct option to fill in the blank:Cattle ----- driven all over the fields.
Answer: 'Cattle' is a plural noun, even though it doesn't end in 's'. It requires a plural verb, such as 'are'.
214. Fill in the blank with the correct option: Bread and butter ____ good for health.
Answer: When two items are considered a single unit or idea (like a single dish), they take a singular verb. 'Bread and butter' is treated as one food item, so 'is' is correct.
215. Choose the most appropriate option to complete the given sentence.They withheld his results. He ______ the proof of his age.
Answer: The action of not furnishing the proof happened before they withheld his results. The past perfect tense 'had not furnished' is used to describe the earlier of two past actions.
216. The noise outside ______ my performance.
Answer: 'Affect' is a verb meaning to influence. 'Effect' is usually a noun meaning a result. The sentence needs a verb in the past tense, 'affected'.
217. Fill in the blank with an appropriate word from the options given below -I don't like this .......... policy of pleasing people.
Answer: 'Dual' means having two parts or aspects. 'Duel' is a fight. The context refers to a policy with two sides, so 'dual' is correct.
218. Fill in the blank using the correct form of tense :The radio _____ since 7 a.m. I wish someone would turn it off.
Answer: 'Since 7 a.m.' indicates an action that started in the past and is still continuing. The present perfect continuous tense 'has been playing' is used for this.
219. Choose the most appropriate passive form of the word: ‘declare’ to fill in the blank-The old houses in town _______ unsafe by the authorities.
Answer: The sentence requires the present perfect passive voice to show a recent action performed on the subject ('houses'). The structure is 'have been' + past participle.
220. Use the correct word in the following -Not everybody shares my ...........
Answer: 'Principles' are fundamental beliefs or rules. 'Principals' are heads of schools or chief persons. The context refers to beliefs, so 'principles' is correct.