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Correct option: A — (1)

(1) - Had they been understanding The given sentence is an example of the third conditional sentence and ‘had + subject + V3 … subject + would have + V3’ is the correct grammatical structure for it. Therefore, ‘been understanding’ must be replaced with the third form ‘understood’. Hence, ‘Had they understood’ is the most appropriate answer.

Correct option: D — (4)

(4) - structure and coherent. The conjunction ‘and’ is used to join two similar parts of speech. In the given sentence, ‘structure and coherent’ functions as the object of the verb ‘missed’, and the object must be a noun. ‘Structure’ is already a noun, so we need to replace the adjective ‘coherent’ with its noun form ‘coherence’ to maintain parallelism. Hence, ‘structure and coherence’ is the most appropriate answer.

Correct option: A — (1)

(1) - The company tried to bring over ‘Bring over’ must be replaced with ‘bring in’. The phrasal verb ‘bring in’ means to introduce or introduce something new. The given sentence talks about introducing new or fresh ideas to improve customer engagement strategies. Hence, ‘tried to bring in fresh ideas’ is the most appropriate answer.

Correct option: B — smarter

smarter When there is a comparison between two persons or things, the comparative degree is used. But the given sentence compares one applicant with all the applicants, which means the comparison is made within a group of more than two. Therefore, the superlative degree ‘smartest’ will be used instead of ‘smarter’. Hence, ‘smartest’ is the most appropriate answer.

Correct option: B — arrive

arrive The given sentence is in the past tense, therefore, the past form of the verb (arrived) will be used. Hence, ‘arrived’ is the most appropriate answer.

Correct option: A — senior than

senior than There are some words that imply comparison but do not take ‘than’. Rather, ‘to’ is used with them. For example:- superior to, inferior to, prior to, senior to, junior to, elder to, etc. Hence, ‘senior to me’ is the most appropriate answer.

Correct option: D — since five years

since five years ‘For’ is used for a definite period of time. For example:- five years, six months, ten days, etc. ‘Since’ is used to denote a time in the past when something started. Hence, ‘for five years’ is the most appropriate answer.

Correct option: B — Kalidas is the Shakespeare of India.

Kalidas is the Shakespeare of India. Generally, we do not use any article before proper nouns. However, when we compare a person or place to another person/place that is renowned for its greatness, we use the definite article before them. Similarly, Shakespeare is a renowned poet and the given sentence compares Kalidas with Shakespeare. Therefore, the article ‘the’ is used before ‘shakespeare’.

Correct option: B — have submitted the final report to the board (3)

have submitted the final report to the board (3) According to the “Subject-Verb Agreement Rule”, a singular subject always takes a singular verb. In the given sentence, ‘teacher’ is a singular subject that will take ‘has’ as a singular verb . Hence, ‘has submitted the final report to the board’ is the most appropriate answer.

Correct option: B — were given a welcome kit (2)

were given a welcome kit ‘Everyone/each/ every/ nothing/ everything/ anything/ either/ neither’ represents a singular noun. Singular verbs are used with them. Therefore, ‘were’ will be replaced with ‘was’. Hence, ‘was given a welcome kit’ is the most appropriate answer.