Fill in the Blanks MCQ Set 6
If I _____ you, I would not do that.
- A. am
- B. was
- C. were (Answer)
- D. had been
In conditional type 2 (unreal present), use 'were' for all persons after 'if'.
He is working hard _____ he may pass the exam.
- A. because
- B. so that (Answer)
- C. although
- D. unless
'So that' expresses purpose. He works hard with the purpose of passing the exam.
The police _____ after the thief.
- A. ran (Answer)
- B. run
- C. running
- D. runs
The sentence is in simple past tense. 'Police' takes plural verbs, and 'ran' is past tense of 'run'.
She is not only intelligent _____ also hardworking.
- A. and
- B. but (Answer)
- C. or
- D. nor
'Not only...but also' is the correct correlative conjunction pair.
I have been waiting _____ an hour.
- A. since
- B. from
- C. for (Answer)
- D. during
'For' is used with a duration of time (an hour). 'Since' is used with a specific point.
He apologised _____ being late to the meeting.
- A. about
- B. for (Answer)
- C. of
- D. at
'Apologise for' is the correct collocation.
The work must be completed _____ Friday.
- A. until
- B. since
- C. by (Answer)
- D. for
'By' means not later than. 'Until' means up to a point in time (continuing action).
Neither of the two boys _____ done the work.
- A. have
- B. has (Answer)
- C. had
- D. are
'Neither' takes a singular verb.
He is too weak _____ carry the heavy luggage.
- A. to (Answer)
- B. for
- C. that
- D. and
'Too + adjective + to + infinitive' shows that something is not possible because of excess.
She told me _____ not to worry.
- A. for
- B. that
- C. about
- D. no word needed (Answer)
'Told me not to worry' is correct. With 'tell + object + not to', no joining word is needed.
Fill in the Blanks — Set 6
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