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title: "Choose correct words (grammar) 2070 Ashad"
subject: "Communication English"
chapter: 3
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# Choose correct words (grammar) 2070 Ashad

Communication English · Chapter 3: Contextual Grammar

- Asked in: 2070 Ashad, 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-correct-words-grammar-set-2070a
- Whole chapter: https://www.bctengineer.com/md/semester_5/communication_english/chapter-3

## Question

Choose the correct words from the brackets:
a) Either you or I ........... supposed to do it. (are, am)
b) The teacher said that ........... are mortal. (we, they)
c) Time and tide ........... for none. (wait, waits)
d) He as well as his comrades ........... out. (is, are)
e) She walked as if she ........... a lot (drank, had drunk)
f) Look ........... your health. (to, up)
g) She cannot part ........... her jewels. (from, with)
h) I feel the room ........... (move, to move)
i) The government ........... decided to increase the salary of their civil servants. (have, has)
j) He died ........... T.B. last year. (with, of)

## Short answer

a. am, b. we, c. wait, d. is, e. had drunk, f. to, g. with, h. move, i. have, j. of

## Answer

a) **am**: with "either...or", the verb agrees with the nearer subject, "I".
b) **we**: the teacher includes himself; a general truth is kept in the present tense.
c) **wait**: "Time and tide" (a proverb) is treated as plural.
d) **is**: "as well as" does not change the number of the main subject "He".
e) **had drunk**: "as if" with the past perfect shows an unreal comparison with an earlier action.
f) **to**: "look to" means to take care of.
g) **with**: "part with" means to give up.
h) **move**: after "feel" with an object, the bare infinitive is used.
i) **have**: the pronoun "their" shows that "government" is being treated as a group of individuals (plural), so the verb must also be plural: "The government have decided ... their civil servants".
j) **of**: one dies "of" a disease.

## Check yourself

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

1. 'Either you or I ... supposed to do it.' Which verb is correct?
   A. are
   B. am
   C. is
   D. be
   Answer: B. With either...or the verb agrees with the nearer subject, 'I', so 'am'. (Key point: Either...or agreement)

2. 'The government ... decided to increase the salary.' Which is correct and why?
   A. have, because it is plural
   B. has, because government is a collective noun treated as singular
   C. have, because of 'their'
   D. has, because of 'civil servants'
   Answer: B. The government acting as one unit takes a singular verb. (Key point: Collective noun)

3. 'She walked as if she ... a lot.' Which form is used?
   A. drank
   B. had drunk
   C. drinks
   D. is drinking
   Answer: B. 'As if' with a past unreal comparison before the walking takes the past perfect. (Key point: Unreal comparison)

4. Choose the correct pair: 'She cannot part ... her jewels' and 'He died ... T.B.'
   A. from; with
   B. with; of
   C. with; with
   D. from; of
   Answer: B. 'Part with' means give up; one dies 'of' a disease. (Key point: Prepositions)

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