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Choose best words (grammar) 2071 Shrawan

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a) was brushing, b) heard, c) be respected, d) Having been warned, e) has, f) is, g) were, h) could have happened, i) to, j) for

Choose the best words to complete the following sentences. a) He knew that he had a toothache while he ........... his teeth. (brushed, was brushing, had brushed) b) People dispersed as soon as they ......... an explosion. (heard, were hearing, had heard) c) You must respect others in order to ........ (respect, be respective, be respected) d) ........... by the police, the suspects put their hands up. (to be warned, as warned, having been warned) e) The minister along with his secretaries............. been invited. (has, have) f) Some furniture ........... needed for the office. (is, are) g) If she ........... in your place, she would resign immediately. (was, had been, were) h) Anything ........... if the neighbors had not been there. (could happen, can happen, could have happened) i) I object ........... your coming late. (to, for, at) j) That woman has to care ........... three children. (to, for, by)

a) was brushing: the past continuous shows an action in progress when he "knew" (while he was brushing). b) heard: the simple past is used for the quick action that follows "as soon as". c) be respected: "in order to be respected" is a passive infinitive of purpose (we must respect others to be respected ourselves). d) Having been warned: the perfect passive participle shows that the action was completed before the suspects put their hands up. e) has: "along with" does not change the number; the subject "minister" is singular. f) is: "furniture" is an uncountable, singular noun. g) were: an unreal condition with "would resign". h) could have happened: third conditional (the "if" clause has "had not been"). i) to: one "objects to" something. j) for: "care for" means to look after.

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