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Correct option: A — was asked

was asked The given sentence is an example of the passive voice of the simple past tense. ‘Each of the candidates’ is a singular subject that will take ‘was’ as a singular verb, not ‘were’. Hence, ‘was asked’ is the most appropriate answer.

Correct option: C — visited her grandparents in the countryside

visited her grandparents in the countryside The adverb ‘last month’ indicates a past event, therefore the past form of the verb should be used instead of the present form ‘visits’. ‘Her’ is the correct possessive for the pronoun ‘she’. Therefore, ‘visits their grandparents’ must be replaced with ‘visited her grandparents’. Hence, ‘visited her grandparents in the countryside’ is the most appropriate answer.

Correct option: C — advised her friend to take precautions

advised her friend to take precautions In the given sentence, The verb “advise” is a transitive verb that is not followed by “to” before the object. Hence, “advised her friend to take precautions” is the most appropriate answer.

Correct option: B — is built of steel

is built of steel We use “built of” when the material used in construction remains visibly the same in the final structure (like wood, stone, or steel). Hence, “is built of steel” is the most appropriate answer.

Correct option: B — from entering the room

from entering the room ‘From’ is a fixed preposition used after the verb ‘prevent’ to show restriction or stopping someone from doing something. Hence, “from entering the room” is the most appropriate answer.

Correct option: A — finished

finished The given sentence is in the past tense, therefore, ‘finish’ must be replaced with the past form ‘finished’. Hence, ‘finished’ is the most appropriate answer.

Correct option: A — completed his work

completed his work The adverb “yesterday” refers to a specific time in the past, so the verb should be in the simple past tense. Hence, “completed his work” is the most appropriate answer.

Correct option: A — doesn’t he?

doesn’t he? According to the “Question Tag rule”, if the statement is positive, the question tag will be negative and vice versa. However, the sentence and the question tag must be in the same tense. Similarly, the given sentence is positive, so the question tag will be negative (doesn’t). Hence, ‘doesn’t he’ is the most appropriate answer.

Correct option: D — as if he were

as if he were ‘As if / as though’ is used to provide an unrealistic explanation for something that is unusual or abnormal. As per the given sentence, the person behaves differently or unusually, and ‘being the owner of the company’ is an unrealistic explanation (not the actual). In this case, we use ‘were’, not ‘was’. Hence, ‘as if he were’ is the most appropriate answer.

Correct option: B — were

were “If I were … would + V1” is used to introduce a hypothetical or unreal situation expressing a wish or imagination. Therefore, ‘was’ must be replaced with ‘were’. Hence, ‘were’ is the most appropriate answer.