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Fill in the Blanks
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Fill in the Blanks Questions
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has made
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had made
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has been making
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had been making
A
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Explanation
The sense of the given paragraph refers to the Present Perfect Tense, which must use “has/have + III form of verb” Answer: (1)
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has
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had
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will have
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none of these
A
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Explanation
The passage describes what science has done for humanity, using present perfect tense 'has conquered' and 'has made' to show completed actions with present relevance. Blank (IV) requires present perfect to maintain consistency - 'has some demerits' acknowledges current drawbacks. The other options break the tense pattern.
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had conquered
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will have conquered
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has conquered
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had been conquering
C
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Explanation
The sense of the given paragraph refers to the Present Perfect Tense, which must use “has/have + III form of verb” . Answer: (3)
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have broken
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has broken
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were breaking
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have been breaking
B
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Explanation
'Many a' takes singular verb although the subject indicates plularity. Answer: (2)
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has absconded
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have absconded
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neither (1) nor (2)
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none of these
B
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Explanation
The subject is a compound subject in the plural form of verb and so it will take a plural form of the verb.
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has come
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have come
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has been coming
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had come
D
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Explanation
If a complex sentence has its main clause in the past tense, then its subordinate clause has also to be in the past tense . Answer: (4)
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had, reached
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will have, reached
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have, reached
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will have been, reaching
A
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Explanation
If a subordinate clause is in the past tense, then the main clause has to be either in the Simple Past Tense or in the Past Perfect Tense. Answer: (1)
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shall have finished
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will have finished
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had finished
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had been finishing
B
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Explanation
If the subordinate clause is in the present tense, then the main clause has also to be in the present tense as per the system of sequence of tenses . Answer: (2)
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has
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have
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has been
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had been
B
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Explanation
The noun before the given blank is plural & the given blank refers to Perfect Tense. Answer: (2)
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has not spent
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will not spend
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had not spent
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will have been spending
C
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Explanation
The given blank refers to Past Perfect Tense . Answer: (3)
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make the house red
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paint the house red
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paint the town red
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paint themselves red
C
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Explanation
Paint the town red is the correct phrase. It means to go out and celebrate.
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pulls a live face
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pulls a high face
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pulls a large face
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pulls a long face
D
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Explanation
Pull a long face is the correct idiom. It means to become sad.
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rides the high horse
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rides the horse high
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high rides the horse
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horses high
A
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Explanation
Ride the high horse is the correct phrase. It means to be proud.
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made drakes and ducks
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took ducks and drakes
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made ducks and drakes
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took drakes and ducks
C
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Explanation
Make ducks and drakes is the correct phrase. It means to squander or waste.
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roost rule
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rule the roost
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get roosted
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roost the rule
B
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Explanation
Rule the roost is the correct phrase. It means to be in complete control.