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title: "Choose correct words (grammar) 2076 Ashwin"
subject: "Communication English"
chapter: 3
key: "semester_5/communication_english:choose-correct-words-grammar-set-2076a"
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# Choose correct words (grammar) 2076 Ashwin

Communication English · Chapter 3: Contextual Grammar

- Asked in: 2076 Ashwin, 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-2076a
- Whole chapter: https://www.bctengineer.com/md/semester_5/communication_english/chapter-3

## Question

Choose the correct words from the brackets:
a) Many a flower ........... born to blush unseen. (is, are)
b) Every boy and every girl ........... given sweets. (was, were)
c) He is absent ........... the class. (from, in)
d) Steel is made ........... iron. (of, from)
e) I saw him ........... the race. (win, to win)
f) If he comes to me, I ........... him. (help, would help)
g) If one buys a car, it ........... money. (cost, costs)
h) I should be ........... . (listened to, listened)
i) He, along with his teachers, ........... playing. (is, are)
j) The principal and accountant ........... on leave. (is, are)

## Short answer

a) is, b) was, c) from, d) from, e) win, f) help, g) costs, h) listened to, i) is, j) is.

## Answer

a) **is**: "Many a" is followed by a singular noun and verb.
b) **was**: "Every boy and every girl" takes a singular verb.
c) **from**: "absent from" the class.
d) **from**: the material is changed (iron becomes steel), so "made from" is used.
e) **win**: bare infinitive after "saw him", showing the whole action.
f) **help**: the "if" clause is in the simple present, so "would help" does not fit; of the two options only "help" is possible (the usual first-conditional form would be "will help").
g) **costs**: "If one buys ..., it costs money" (general truth, singular "it").
h) **listened to**: the preposition is kept in the passive.
i) **is**: "along with his teachers" does not change the singular subject.
j) **is**: the article "The" is used only once, so "principal and accountant" refers to one person holding both posts, and the verb is singular. (For two different people, the article is repeated: "The principal and the accountant are on leave.")

## Check yourself

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

1. 'Many a flower ... born to blush unseen.'
   A. are
   B. is
   C. were
   D. have
   Answer: B. 'Many a' takes a singular noun and verb. (Key point: Many a)

2. 'Every boy and every girl ... given sweets.'
   A. were
   B. was
   C. are
   D. have
   Answer: B. 'Every' makes the subject singular. (Key point: Every...and every)

3. 'Steel is made ... iron.' Why 'from'?
   A. The material is changed into something else
   B. Steel is a plant
   C. It shows ownership
   D. 'Of' is wrong in all cases
   Answer: A. 'Made from' is used when the original material is transformed. (Key point: Made of vs made from)

4. 'I saw him ... the race.' (whole action)
   A. to win
   B. win
   C. wins
   D. winning to
   Answer: B. After 'saw him' a bare infinitive shows the complete action. (Key point: Perception verb)

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