Multiple choice

Blank (iii)

Directions: Edit the text given below by choosing the appropriate options from the list given. Write the correct answer against the correct blank number.

So many false predictions about doom are (i) been making. It (ii) is saying that the world (iii) will soon come to an end. People say that the North and the South Poles (iv) had changed their places and lead to annihilation of all living existence.

  1. would

  2. is

  3. shall

  4. might

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A Correct answer
Explanation

In reported speech, when the reporting verb is in past tense ('is said'), the future tense 'will' changes to 'would.' The sentence structure shows reported speech: 'It is said that the world (iii) _____ soon come to an end.' 'Would' is the correct reported form of 'will.' 'Is' is present tense, 'shall' is first-person future, and 'might' indicates possibility but not the correct reported speech transformation.