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Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.
Correct option: B — when
when ‘When’ is a relative adverb used for time. The sentence refers to a specific day (time). Hence, ‘when’ is the most appropriate answer.
Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.
Correct option: B — quietly
quietly The given sentence needs an adverb to modify the verb ‘slept’. ‘Quietly’ is an adverb of manner. Hence, ‘quietly’ is the most appropriate answer.
Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.
Correct option: B — hand over
hand over The phrasal verb ‘hand over’ means to give something to someone in authority or control. The given sentence states that the manager asked him to hand over the keys. Hence, ‘hand over’ is the most appropriate answer.
Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.
Correct option: A — an, a
an, a We use ‘an’ before a vowel sounds like ‘umbrella’. The second blank needs an indefinite article referring to the item generally. Hence, ‘an, a’ is the most appropriate answer.
Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.
Correct option: A — make
make ‘Make a complaint’ is the correct collocation used when expressing dissatisfaction formally. Hence, ‘make’ is the most appropriate answer.
Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.
Correct option: B — qualitative
qualitative ‘Beautiful’ is a qualitative adjective, also known as an adjective of quality. In the given sentence, ‘beautiful’ describes the quality of the noun ‘voice’. Hence, ‘qualitative’ is the most appropriate answer.
Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.
Correct option: C — highest
highest We generally use the definite article ‘the’ before a superlative degree. Superlative degree denotes the highest degree of a quality among all people or things. ‘Highest’ is the correct superlative degree of ‘high’. Hence, ‘highest’ is the most appropriate answer.
Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.
Correct option: C — more
more As there is a comparative degree after ‘not only’, we have to use a comparative degree after ‘but also’. ‘More affordable’ is the correct comparative degree. Hence, ‘more’ is the most appropriate answer.
Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.
Correct option: B — an, the
an, the The given sentence talks about engineers in general. Therefore, the article ‘an’ will be used before ‘engineer’ as it starts with a vowel sound. We use the definite article ‘the’ before the names of countries when they represent a union or federation like ‘the United States’. Hence, ‘an, the’ is the most appropriate answer.
Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.
Correct option: A — turned off
turned off The phrasal verb ‘turned off’ means to stop the supply of electricity or power. The given sentence indicates that the lights went off during the storm. Hence, ‘turned off’ is the most appropriate answer.
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