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title: "Choose correct words (grammar) 2073 Shrawan"
subject: "Communication English"
chapter: 3
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# Choose correct words (grammar) 2073 Shrawan

Communication English · Chapter 3: Contextual Grammar

- Asked in: 2073 Shrawan, 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-2073s
- Whole chapter: https://www.bctengineer.com/md/semester_5/communication_english/chapter-3

## Question

Choose the correct words from the bracket:
i) Neither he nor his relative .......... turned up. (has, have)
ii) Either sugar or tea .......... suitable for the drink. (is, are)
iii) He asked me what I ....... do for a living. (will, should)
iv) She has a taste ....... music (of, for)
v) He was told not to worry ........ the matter. (with, about)
vi) It is no use ........ to come now. He is very busy. (to ask him, if you asked him)
vii) He was an ......... scientist. (eminent, imminent)
viii) A fool's paradise means ......... (to have happy dreams, live in illusions)
ix) She yelled .......... him. (to, at)
x) The news .......... false. (is, are)

## Short answer

i) has; ii) is; iii) should; iv) for; v) about; vi) to ask him; vii) eminent; viii) live in illusions; ix) at; x) is.

## Answer

i) **has**: with "neither...nor", the verb agrees with the nearer subject, "relative".
ii) **is**: with "either...or", the verb agrees with the nearer subject, "tea".
iii) **should**: in reported speech the future "shall/will" is backshifted, and with the first person "I" the traditional form is "should" ("would" is also used).
iv) **for**: the correct phrase is "a taste for music".
v) **about**: "worry about" is the usual preposition.
vi) **to ask him**: of the options given, this is the closest to the idiom "It is no use asking him"; the gerund would be the best form.
vii) **eminent**: it means distinguished; "imminent" means about to happen.
viii) **live in illusions**: a "fool's paradise" is a state of false happiness.
ix) **at**: one "yells at" a person.
x) **is**: "news" is a singular uncountable noun.

## Check yourself

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

1. 'Neither he nor his relative ___ turned up.'
   A. have
   B. has
   C. are
   D. were
   Answer: B. The verb agrees with the nearer subject, 'relative'. (Key point: Neither...nor)

2. 'He asked me what I ___ do for a living.'
   A. should
   B. will
   C. shall be
   D. would be
   Answer: A. In reported speech first-person 'will' changes to 'should'. (Key point: Backshift)

3. 'She has a taste ___ music.'
   A. of
   B. to
   C. at
   D. for
   Answer: D. The phrase is 'a taste for music'. (Key point: Prepositions)

4. 'He was an ___ scientist.' Which word means distinguished?
   A. imminent
   B. immanent
   C. eminent
   D. eminence
   Answer: C. 'Imminent' means about to happen. (Key point: Confusables)

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