Fill in the Blanks Questions

Multiple choice
  1. Instead of

  2. In spite of

  3. Irrespective of

  4. Even when

  5. Rather than

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B Correct answer
Explanation

 Only (2) and (4) can precede 'does not'. 'In spite of' promoting sleep', x does not expose y to risk. This makes coherent sense.

Multiple choice
  1. while present

  2. presents

  3. present

  4. are presenting

  5. had presented

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

In the case of conjunctions 'together with' and 'along with', the verb always refers to the first subject. The subject 'Saurabh Ganguly' is Singular Proper Noun. So, the verb used will be also singular 'presents'.

Multiple choice
  1. are

  2. will

  3. is

  4. would be

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

When the subjects are connected with 'either….or', the subject that is closer to the verb will determine the nature of the verb (whether it is singular or plural). In the above sentence 'trustee' is the subject nearer to 'or' and is singular. So, it will take a singular verb.