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title: "Choose the best answer (grammar) 2078 Bhadra"
subject: "Communication English"
chapter: 3
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# Choose the best answer (grammar) 2078 Bhadra

Communication English · Chapter 3: Contextual Grammar

- Asked in: 2078 Bhadra, 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-2078b
- Whole chapter: https://www.bctengineer.com/md/semester_5/communication_english/chapter-3

## Question

Choose the best answer:
a) Rapid technological progress does not create tension ........... workers. (within, among)
b) How can I give ........... when I am not at fault. (in, up)
c) A red and black horse ........... grazing in the field. (is, are)
d) Milton was one of the greatest poets that ........... ever lived. (has, have)
e) The passive voice of 'We have decided to open a new branch' is ........... (To open a new branch has been decided by us / It has been decided to open a new branch)
f) The passive voice 'I don't like people telling me what to do' is ........... (I don't like being told what to do / I do not like being told by the people)
g) He walks as if he ........... lame. (was / were)
h) It's time we ........... our work. (started / start)
i) If I were an orange, I ........... spherical and juicy. (shall be / should be)
j) Unless she ........... there on time, they would have selected someone else. (reached / had reached)

## Short answer

a) among; b) in; c) is; d) have; e) It has been decided to open a new branch; f) I don't like being told what to do; g) were; h) started; i) should be; j) had reached.

## Answer

a) **among**: the tension is among many workers (more than two).
b) **in**: "give in" means to yield or admit defeat.
c) **is**: "A red and black horse" is one horse (one article), so the verb is singular.
d) **have**: "that" refers to the plural "poets".
e) **It has been decided to open a new branch**: the usual passive when the actor is not important.
f) **I don't like being told what to do**: the gerund passive.
g) **were**: "as if" with a present unreal comparison.
h) **started**: "It's time we ..." takes the simple past.
i) **should be**: second conditional with a first-person subject.
j) **had reached**: past perfect to match the third conditional "would have selected".

## Check yourself

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

1. 'Rapid technological progress does not create tension ... workers.'
   A. within
   B. among
   C. between
   D. into
   Answer: B. 'Among' is used for more than two people. (Key point: Among vs within)

2. 'A red and black horse ... grazing.' Why 'is'?
   A. One article shows one horse
   B. Two colours need a plural
   C. Horse is always plural
   D. Because of 'field'
   Answer: A. A single article before both adjectives means one horse, so a singular verb. (Key point: One person, one article)

3. 'It's time we ... our work.'
   A. start
   B. started
   C. will start
   D. starting
   Answer: B. 'It's time + subject' takes the simple past. (Key point: It's time)

4. 'Unless she ... there on time, they would have selected someone else.'
   A. reached
   B. had reached
   C. reaches
   D. would reach
   Answer: B. It matches the third conditional 'would have selected'. (Key point: Past perfect in third conditional)

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