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title: "Choose the best answer (grammar) 2075 Chaitra"
subject: "Communication English"
chapter: 3
key: "semester_5/communication_english:choose-best-answer-grammar-set-2075c"
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# Choose the best answer (grammar) 2075 Chaitra

Communication English · Chapter 3: Contextual Grammar

- Asked in: 2075 Chaitra, 0.5×10 marks
- Answer checked by Claude Opus 5.5 (high effort) on 2026-10-14
- Page: https://www.bctengineer.com/q/semester_5/communication_english/choose-best-answer-grammar-set-2075c
- Whole chapter: https://www.bctengineer.com/md/semester_5/communication_english/chapter-3

## Question

Choose the best answer:
a) No sooner had he reached the station than the train ........... (had left, left).
b) He liked books that ........... moral lessons. (gave, gives).
c) He, as well as ........... coming to the party. (is, are)
d) More books than one ........... missing. (are, is)
e) The project will be over ........... next Monday. (before, within)
f) She came back to Kathmandu ........... two days. (in, after)
g) Be careful, or else you ........... those plates. (drop, will drop)
h) The passive voice of "Who did it" is ........... (By whom was it done?, Who is it done by)
i) The project is running ........... financial difficulties. (with, into)
j) Had I been there, I ........... every part of the city. (had visited, would have visited)

## Short answer

a) left, b) gave, c) is, d) are, e) before, f) after, g) will drop, h) By whom was it done?, i) into, j) would have visited.

## Answer

a) **left**: the main clause after "No sooner had ... than" uses the simple past.
b) **gave**: past tense to match "liked".
c) **is**: the verb agrees with the first subject "He"; "as well as" does not change the number.
d) **are**: "More books than one" has a plural noun, so the verb is plural.
e) **before**: "before next Monday" refers to a fixed point in the future ("within" is used for periods).
f) **after**: a past journey, "after two days".
g) **will drop**: "or else" gives a warning, and the future is used.
h) **By whom was it done?**: the passive of "Who did it?".
i) **into**: "run into difficulties".
j) **would have visited**: third conditional ("Had I been there").

## Check yourself

The answer's key points as multiple-choice questions, with the correct option and why.

1. 'No sooner had he reached the station than the train ...'
   A. had left
   B. left
   C. leaves
   D. leaving
   Answer: B. After 'No sooner had ... than', the main clause uses the simple past. (Key point: No sooner...than)

2. 'More books than one ... missing.'
   A. is
   B. are
   C. was
   D. has
   Answer: B. The noun 'books' is plural, so the verb is plural. (Key point: More than one)

3. 'The project will be over ... next Monday.'
   A. within
   B. before
   C. after in
   D. since
   Answer: B. 'Before' marks a fixed point in the future; 'within' marks a period. (Key point: Before vs within)

4. 'Had I been there, I ... every part of the city.'
   A. had visited
   B. would have visited
   C. would visit
   D. visited
   Answer: B. Inverted third conditional takes 'would have' plus past participle. (Key point: Third conditional)

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