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QUESTION 201
The dog ______ on the sofa all day yesterday.
  • C lie
  • A lay
  • D lain
  • B laid
Answer: The simple past tense of the intransitive verb 'lie' (to rest) is 'lay'.
QUESTION 202
The jury ______ given its verdict.
  • C were
  • B has
  • D are
  • A have
Answer: When a collective noun like 'jury' acts as a single, unified body, it takes a singular verb.
QUESTION 203
I would not have commented if I ______ the whole story.
  • D had known
  • A knew
  • B know
  • C would have known
Answer: This is a Type 3 conditional sentence. The main clause is 'would not have commented', so the 'if' clause must be in the past perfect tense ('had known').
QUESTION 204
He prevented me from ______ there.
  • D went
  • C to go
  • A going
  • B go
Answer: The preposition 'from' is followed by a gerund (verb + -ing).
QUESTION 205
The manager wants this work ______ by tomorrow.
  • A to finish
  • B finishing
  • C to be finished
  • D finished
Answer: The verb 'want' is followed by an object ('this work') and a passive infinitive ('to be finished') to show that the subject desires an action to be done to the object.
QUESTION 206
The police ______ investigating the matter.
  • B has
  • D are
  • C have been
  • A is
Answer: The word 'police' is a plural noun and always takes a plural verb.
QUESTION 207
Thousands of people ______ killed in the Earthquaike in’ Gujarat last year.
  • C had
  • B are
  • D will be
  • A were
Answer: The phrase 'last year' indicates a past event. Since 'thousands of people' is a plural subject, the plural past tense verb 'were' is correct.
QUESTION 208
Choose the sentence in which the subject and verb agree.
  • D Each of the shirts have had a green collar.
  • A Each one of the shirts has a green collar.
  • C Each of the shirts have a green collar.
  • B Every one of the shirts have a green collar.
Answer: The pronoun 'Each' is singular and requires a singular verb. 'Has' is the correct singular verb form, making this sentence grammatically correct.
QUESTION 209
The correct form of words in the brackets are –We suggested (sleep) in hotels but the children were anxious (camp) out.
  • D that we sleep, camped
  • A to sleep, To camp
  • C sleeping, to camp
  • B for sleep, about camp
Answer: The verb 'suggest' is followed by a gerund (-ing form), so 'sleeping' is correct. The adjective 'anxious' is followed by an infinitive, so 'to camp' is correct.
QUESTION 210
Ram _____ in India since independence.
  • B is living
  • C will be living
  • D was living
  • A has been living
Answer: The phrase 'since independence' indicates an action that started in the past and continues to the present. This requires the present perfect continuous tense, 'has been living'.