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Fill in the Blanks Questions
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has not seen
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had not been seeing
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had not seen
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did not see
C
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Explanation
Case of compound sentence in past tense. Here, the principal clause demands past perfect tense as the subsidiary clause is in the past indefinite tense.
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Would, going
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Will, going
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Shall, going
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Should, gone
B
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Explanation
Case of interrogative sentence in the future continuous tense. For third person we generally use 'will', and not 'shall'.
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been done
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did
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been doing
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doing
C
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Explanation
Case of past perfect countinuous tense: we use 'had + been + verb+ing' in such cases.
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have eaten
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have ate
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had been eaten
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had eaten
D
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Explanation
Here, the principal clause demands past perfect tense as the subsidiary clause is in the past indefinite tense.
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would have finished
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shall have finished
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might have finished
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will be finishing
B
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Explanation
Case of future perfect tense. In such cases, we use 'shall' (for the first person) or 'will' (for the second or the third person) + 'have + third form of the verb'.
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congratulation
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congratulations
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congratulating
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congratulated
B
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Explanation
The word 'congratulations' is a plural noun used to express good wishes for an achievement.
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poetry
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poetries
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poettering
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poet
A
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Explanation
The word 'poetry' is an uncountable noun in English; 'poetries' is not used in this context.
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dreg
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dregs
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drugs
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drugging
B
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Explanation
The phrase 'to the last dregs' is an idiom meaning to consume everything, including the remnants at the bottom of a container.
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fetter
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fetters
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fettered
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fettering
B
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Explanation
The noun 'fetters' refers to chains or shackles used to restrain a prisoner; it is typically used in the plural form.
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jewellery
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jewelleries
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jewels
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jweelerys
A
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Explanation
The word 'jewellery' is an uncountable noun in British English and is used to refer to ornaments collectively.
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information
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informations
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informating
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informated
A
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Explanation
The word 'information' is an uncountable noun and does not take a plural 's'.
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luggage
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luggages
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luggade
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luggades
A
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Explanation
The word 'luggage' is an uncountable noun used to describe bags and suitcases collectively.
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stationery
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stationeries
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stationary
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stationaries
A
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Explanation
The word 'stationery' refers to writing materials and is an uncountable noun. 'Stationary' is an adjective meaning not moving.
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crockery
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crockeries
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crockry
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crockrys
A
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Explanation
The word 'crockery' is an uncountable noun referring to plates, dishes, and cups collectively.
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postage
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postages
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posting
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post
A
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Explanation
The word 'postage' refers to the charge for mailing a letter and is an uncountable noun.