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41. Ram and Shyam __________ business partners.
A. Have
B. Has
C. Are
D. Had
ANSWER:C
SOLUTION : ” Ram and Shyam are business partners. The correct auxiliary verb to fill in the blank is “are” because the subject “Ram and Shyam” is plural. In subject-verb agreement, the verb must agree with the subject in number and person. If the subject is singular, the verb is also singular, and if the subject is plural, the verb is also plural.
42. The teacher ____________ completed this chapter.
A. Have
B. Has
C. Are
D. Is
ANSWER:B
SOLUTION:The teacher has completed this chapter.
43. A large number of soldiers ___________ died for the country.
A. Has
B. Is
C. Are
D. Have
ANSWER:D
SOLUTION:
A large number of Soldier have died for the country.
44. Each and every member __________ to vote.
A. Has
B. Have
C. Having
D. Are
ANSWER:A
SOLUTION: Here ‘each and every member’ is a plural form so, we have to use ‘has’. Each and every member has to vote.
45. Either of the two dresses shall ____________ good.
A. Looking
B. Look
C. Looks
D. Looked
ANSWER:B
SOLUTION: “Either of the two dresses shall look good”. The word “look” is used in this sentence because it conveys the correct meaning.
46. The company ____________ of its stakeholders.
A. Think
B. Thought
C. Thinks
D. Thinking
ANSWER:C
SOLUTION :The company thinks of its stakeholders.
47. None of the candidates ___________ responded.
A. Were
B. Have
C. Has
D. Is
ANSWER:B
SOLUTION:
“None of the candidates ______ responded” is “have”. The verb “have” is used with plural nouns and pronouns like “I”, “we”, “they”, and “you”. “Has” and “have” are used in the present tense, while “had” is used in the past tense.
48. She ___________ not take a lot of stress.
A. Need
B. Needs
C. Needing
D. Has need
ANSWER:B
SOLUTION:
“She needs not to take a lot of stress”. “Need not” is an old-fashioned way of saying “doesn’t need”, so the sentence can be modernized to “She doesn’t need to take a lot of stress”.
49. My mother, along with others, ___________ worried.
A. Is
B. Was
C. Had
D. Were
ANSWER:B
SOLUTION: “My mother, along with others, ___________ worried” is “was”. The sentence is in the past tense, so the verb “to worry” should be conjugated in the past tense as well.
50. The quality of food here ___________ gone down.
A. Have
B. Has
C. Is
D. Are
ANSWER:B
SOLUTION:
“The quality of food here ___________ gone down” is “has”. In English grammar, singular subjects require the verb “has” in the present tense.