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121. Choose the correct option for the underlined part of the sentence.The student told the teacher to solve the problem.
Answer: In indirect speech, when a request or command is made, 'told' can be replaced by a more suitable verb like 'asked' or 'requested'. 'Asked' fits the context of a student speaking to a teacher.
122. Fill in the blank with the correct tense form :Do you ____ something burning ?
Answer: After the auxiliary verb 'do' in a question, the base form of the main verb is used. The base form is 'smell'.
123. Fill in the blank with one of the correct options given below :They _______ him yesterday.
Answer: The adverb 'yesterday' points to a specific time in the past, requiring the simple past tense 'saw'.
124. Each of the Girl Scouts ............ a community project.
Answer: The word 'Each' is a singular pronoun, so it requires a singular verb. 'Does' is the correct singular form of the verb.
125. Choose the most appropriate option to fill in the blank in the given sentence.You’re out of breath. _____ ?
Answer: The present result ('out of breath') is caused by a recent, continuous activity. The present perfect continuous tense 'Have you been running' correctly links the past action to the present result.
126. The sky is full of clouds. it ........ to rain.
Answer: The phrase 'is going to' is used to express a future event for which there is present evidence (the clouds). It indicates a strong likelihood or prediction.
127. Choose the most appropriate option to fill in the blanks:The accident victim ___ by the time they ____ him to the hospital.
Answer: The victim was already dead (a state in the past) when the action of rushing to the hospital occurred. 'Was dead' describes the state, and 'rushed' describes the past action.
128. Whats's that terrible noise ? the neighbours ....... a party.
Answer: The question 'What's that...' refers to a noise happening now. The present continuous tense 'are having' is used to describe an action in progress at the moment of speaking.
129. Fill in the blanks using the correct tense (of the verb) :When I (open) the door, I ____ (See) a man on his knees. He __ (listen) to our conversation and I _____ (wonder) how much he _____ (hear)Options:
Answer: The entire narrative is in the past. 'Opened' and 'saw' are simple past actions. 'Had been listening' and 'had heard' are past perfect tenses indicating actions that happened before the main past events. 'Wondered' is also simple past.
130. Fill in the blank with the correct option:Her father accompanied by all her uncles ___ late.
Answer: When a subject is followed by a phrase like 'accompanied by', the verb agrees with the main subject ('Her father'). Since 'father' is singular, the singular verb 'was' is correct.
131. Fill in the blank with the correct option. Spring --------- come again.
Answer: The sentence expresses a future certainty or prediction. The modal verb 'will' is used to indicate a future action.
132. Choose the correct tense of the verb in bracket from the options that follow:If I were you, I (buy) a car.
Answer: This is a second conditional sentence used for giving advice. While 'would' is most common, 'should' is also used, especially in British English, to mean the same thing in this context.
133. Fill in the blank with the most appropriate form of the verbs from the options given below-We arrived at work in the morning and found that somebody ____ into the office during the night.
Answer: The break-in happened before the arrival at work. To show an action that occurred before another past action, the past perfect tense 'had broken' is used.
134. Fill in the blank with the correct option: Neither of the two books ____ found useful.
Answer: The word 'Neither' is singular and requires a singular verb. Therefore, 'was' is the correct choice.
135. Select the correct form of the tense from the verbs given in the brackets -Very unwillingly he (turn) down the sound of the TV and (go) to answer the door bell.
Answer: The sentence describes a sequence of two completed actions in the past. Both verbs should be in the simple past tense: 'turned' and 'went'.
136. Fill in the blank with the correct option:Ram as well as his brothers .......... coming today.
Answer: When two subjects are connected by 'as well as', the verb agrees with the first subject. The first subject, 'Ram', is singular, so the verb must be 'is'.
137. Choose the correct sequence of tenses.He _____ because his feet _____ dirty.
Answer: The reason for the action is described in the past. 'Was bathing' (past continuous) is the action, and 'were' is the correct past tense verb for the plural noun 'feet'.
138. There ...... four hundred people in the hall now.
Answer: The word 'now' indicates the present tense. The subject, 'four hundred people', is plural, so the plural verb 'are' is required.
139. Fill in the blank with the correct option given below-I .............. him in New York in 1986. That was many years ago.
Answer: The specific year '1986' indicates a completed action in the past. The simple past tense 'met' is the correct form to use.
140. Fill in the blank with an appropriate word from the options given below -They are ............ in the hall for the class.
Answer: 'All together' means everyone in a group. 'Altogether' means completely or on the whole. The context requires the meaning of everyone being in the same place.