English Language
Fill in the Blanks
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Fill in the Blanks Questions
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get cold feet
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have itchy feet
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find his feet
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rush off his feet
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dragging his feet
C
Correct answer
Explanation
This is the correct option.
D
Correct answer
Explanation
(1) is incorrect because it refers to manner whereas the given sentence refers to time.(2) is incorrect because it refers to duration of time whereas the given sentence refers to time without duration.(3) is incorrect because it refers to place whereas the given sentence refers to time.
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to speak
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spoke
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speak
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to have spoken
C
Correct answer
Explanation
(1) is incorrect because the blank after “dare not” takes only first form without 'to' and the infinitive as such is used without 'to'.(2) the is incorrect because the tense is wrong.(4) is incorrect because the tense is wrong.
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to go
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go
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have gone
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be going
B
Correct answer
Explanation
(1) is incorrect because the infinitive to be used before a modal auxiliary is used without to.(2) and (4) are incorrect because the requirement of the blanks in the given sentence is that an infinitive and as such none of these has an infinitive.
B
Correct answer
Explanation
(1) and (3) are incorrect because the word 'books' in the given passage is a plural word and has been introduced earlier.
C
Correct answer
Explanation
(1) and (4) are incorrect because ‘paper’ has been specially referred to.
A
Correct answer
Explanation
(2) is incorrect because the word 'popular' in the given paragraph begins with a consonant sound.(3) is incorrect because 'shop' here has been introduced for the first time.
C
Correct answer
Explanation
(1) and (2) are incorrect because the word 'books' in the given passage is a plural word and has been introduced earlier.
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merriment
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merriness
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merrily
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none of the above
C
Correct answer
Explanation
(1) and (2) are incorrect because both are nouns whereas the requirement is to fill in the blank with an adverb.(4) is incorrect because (3) is correct.
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helped
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help
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to help
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helping
C
Correct answer
Explanation
(1), (2) and (4) are incorrect because the word/verb 'ought' is always followed by an infinitive with to:
B
Correct answer
Explanation
(1) is incorrect because the subject 'fresh delivery of books' has been introduced for the first time.(3) is incorrect because the word 'fresh' in the given paragraph begins with a consonant sound.
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How come
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How many
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How long
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However
C
Correct answer
Explanation
(1) is incorrect because it makes the sentence structure incorrect. (2) is incorrect because it is an adverb of number, whereas the given sentence refers to time. (4) is incorrect because it refers to manner or degree, whereas the given sentence refers to time.
B
Correct answer
Explanation
(1) and (3) are incorrect because the word 'market' has been specially referred to.
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know
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have known
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to know
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knowing
A
Correct answer
Explanation
(2), (3) and (4) are incorrect because when the word 'do' is used as an emphatic auxiliary, the infinitive after it comes without 'to'.
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to speak
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speak
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having spoken
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none of the above
A
Correct answer
Explanation
(1) is correct because the word 'dare' when used as a helping verb in the positive sense, takes 'to' along with the main verb to form an infinitive.