English Language

Fill in the Blanks

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All Contextual Vocabulary 2563 Prepositional Usage 2021 Tense and Aspect 1751 Determiners 1005 Phrasal Verbs 949 Confusable Vocabulary 908 Pronoun Antecedent 867 Subject-Verb Agreement 735 Collocations 654 Idiomatic Expressions 627 Conjunctions and Connectors 557 Modals 390

Fill in the Blanks Questions

Multiple choice

Directions: Select the best filler from the given options such that the sentence below makes coherent sense.

Since about half of the body was against the decision about the new transport policy, the committee, in the last meeting, ______ not unanimous on the issue.

  1. was

  2. were

  3. is

  4. are
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Although the committee is a singular collective noun, there is no unity. The divergence of action or behaviour attracts plural verb.

Multiple choice

Directions: Select the correct word or phrase to complete a grammatical and idiomatic sentence.

Everyone related ____ the incident, expressed their doubts ____ his role.

  1. for; with

  2. with; in

  3. with; about

  4. about; in
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

"With" is the correct preposition for the first blank as it is used to indicate a close association with the 'incident'. 'About' is correct for the second blank as it indicates the subject or the reference. 

Multiple choice

Directions: Select the best filler from the given options such that the sentence below makes coherent sense.

Either the president or his advisers ________ to find a workable solution to the current crisis gripping the US economy.

  1. is expected

  2. are expected

  3. was expected

  4. were expected
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

In case of ‘either … or’, the verb connects with the second subject. The crisis is in the present. Thus, we must use the plural form of the verb (are) because the second subject is plural (advisors).