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B
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The adjective 'almost' will be used because here the sense conveyed is 'nearly all'.
B
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Good is an adjective, here the adverb form will be used. Well is an adverb, which modifies the verb done.
B
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We use ''some'' in the positive sense. In this sentence, the sense conveyed is positive. So, ''some'' best fits in the blank.
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sadly
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sad
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saddest
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more sad
B
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An adjective always follows the ''to be'' form of the verb. Hence, adjective ''sad'' will be used rather than the adverb ''sadly''.
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somebody
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anybody
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few
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nobody
B
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''Anybody'' is used in the interrogative sentence.
B
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The adverb ''nearly'' will be used as it refers to the time in which the work will be completed.
A
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An adjective will be used to describe how you feel. So, ''bad'' should be filled in the given blank.
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extreme
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extremely
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excessive
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much
B
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One adjective cannot modify another adjective. The adverb ''extremely'' will be used, which modifies the adjective ''beautiful''.
A
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In this sentence the real sense conveyed is negative. So adjective ''any'' will be used.
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anyone
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none
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everyone
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everybody
A
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Words like; hardly, scarcely, etc. are already negative. So, another negative word will not be used with them. Hence, ''anyone'' fills the blank in the grammatically correct manner.
B
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Word 'feeling' is a verb of being. It should be followed by an adverb. Adverb 'angry' satisfies the requirement.
B
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The sentence mentions about an unspecific point of time. It says that the match will begin only after the rain stops. So, 'until' fits the requirements of the blank.
A
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Collective nouns take plural auxilary verbs after them. 'Police' is a plural collective noun. Thus, option 1.
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little by little
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by the large
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in course of time
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at times
C
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The sentence says that 'He became the Governor with the passage of time'. For showing this duration or period of time, we should prefer 'in course of' to the other given options.
C
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Four words (viz., let, between, except and but) always take objective form of the pronoun. Hence, option 3.