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Correct option: A — The driver stop (1)

The driver stop (1) The sentence is in the simple past tense, so the verb should be in the past form. Therefore, ‘stop’ should be replaced with ‘stopped’. Hence, ‘The driver stopped’ is the most appropriate answer.

Correct option: C — C

C. because he is not answering his phone now. As per the given sentence, the person is not answering his phone now but he is believed to be very busy last week. This does not seem logical. The person was busy in the past, therefore he was not answering his phone. Thus, past continuous tense (Singular Sub. + was + Ving) will be used and ‘now’ will be removed. Hence, ‘because he was not answering his phone’ is the most appropriate answer.

Correct option: C — and were displayed in the museum (3)

and were displayed in the museum (3) According to the “Subject-Verb Agreement Rule”, a singular subject always takes a singular verb and a plural subject always takes a plural verb. In the given sentence, “The painting” is a singular subject that will take ‘was’ as a singular verb. Hence, “and was displayed in the museum” is the most appropriate answer.

Correct option: C — is now ready for analysis (3)

is now ready for analysis (3) According to the “Subject-Verb Agreement Rule”, a singular subject always takes a singular verb and a plural subject always takes a plural verb. The subject of the sentence is ‘samples’, which is plural. Therefore, the verb should also be in the plural form. ‘Is’ should be replaced with ‘are’. Hence, ‘are now ready for analysis’ is the most appropriate answer.

Correct option: B — on

on ‘On’ is used to indicate the presence of something on a surface. ‘Into’ is used to indicate movement towards the inside. The given sentence talks about movement towards the inside of the lake. Hence, ‘into’ is the most appropriate answer.

Correct option: A — Each students in the science club (1)

Each students in the science club (1) ‘Everyone/ each/ every/ nothing/ everything/ anything/ either/ neither’ represents a singular noun. Therefore, ‘students’ should be replaced with the singular noun ‘student’. Hence, ‘Each student in the science club’ is the most appropriate answer.

Correct option: C — were praised by the cultural association (3)

were praised by the cultural association (3) In the given sentence, ‘The artist’ is a singular subject that will take a singular verb. Therefore, ‘were’ must be replaced with ‘was’. Hence, ‘was praised by the cultural association’ is the most appropriate answer.

Correct option: C — understand the topic without difficulty (3)

understand the topic without difficulty (3) The first part of the sentence is in the simple past tense, which is also the main clause. Therefore, the second part of the sentence should also be in the past tense & ‘understand’ should be replaced with ‘understood(V2)’. Hence, ‘understood the topic without difficulty’ is the most appropriate answer.

Correct option: B — on

on ‘On’ must be replaced with ‘at’. The phrasal verb ‘look at’ means to examine or check something carefully. The given sentence talks about reviewing the document to verify the final instructions. Hence, ‘looked at the document’ is the most appropriate answer.

Correct option: B — to hear from you (2)

to hear from you (2) The phrase ‘look forward to’ is always followed by a gerund (V-ing). Therefore, ‘to hear’ should be replaced with ‘to hearing’. Hence, ‘to hearing from you’ is the most appropriate answer.