Multiple choice

Which of these fits gap 19?

Directions: Complete this passage by selecting the most suitable option for the corresponding gap.
The ancients ____(17)_____ the cotton plant the ‘Daughter of the Sun’.
This was _____(18)_______ it was only under the powerful rays of the sun that the plant would grow and flourish.
The hotter the sun, the whiter and stronger _____(19)______ the fibres produced.
Due to these reasons, cotton is _____(20)______ grown in hot and tropical places all over the world.

  1. may be

  2. would have been

  3. would be

  4. will be
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C Correct answer
Explanation

Gap 19 is in "the hotter the sun, the whiter and stronger _____ the fibres produced". This is a hypothetical construction talking about what would happen. "Would be" is correct for this hypothetical result. "Will be" is too definite, "would have been" is past conditional, and "may be" is too uncertain for this context.

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