Multiple choice

Which forms of the word: "obligate" will fit the sentences given below?

It is _____ that we finish our work by 4 pm. You are under no __ to accept our proposal. The higher authorities were not only entitled, but also _____, to take appropriate measures.

  1. obligation, oblige, obligated

  2. obligatory, oblige, obligation

  3. obligation, obligatory, obligated

  4. obligatory, obligation, obligated
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Explanation

The first blank requires an adjective describing necessity - 'obligatory' fits 'it is obligatory that'. The second needs a noun for the phrase 'under no obligation'. The third describes authorities as 'obligated' (adjective/participle) to take measures.

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