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title: "Choose correct words (grammar) 2076 Chaitra"
subject: "Communication English"
chapter: 3
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# Choose correct words (grammar) 2076 Chaitra

Communication English · Chapter 3: Contextual Grammar

- Asked in: 2076 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-correct-words-grammar-set-2076c
- Whole chapter: https://www.bctengineer.com/md/semester_5/communication_english/chapter-3

## Question

Choose the correct words from the brackets:
a) If he should wake up, I ........... to him (talk, will talk)
b) If you throw a stone into water, it ........... (sinks, will sink)
c) The letter, together with some applications, ........... lost yesterday. (was, were)
d) Message after message ........... sent to her. (have been, has been)
e) Each of them ........... happy. (were, was)
f) He has no adherence ........... old system of rituals in marriage. (for, to)
g) She is accomplished ........... music. (in, into)
h) They thanked me for what I ........... (did, had done)
i) Shanti ........... for me when I arrived. (had waited, was waiting)
j) The passive voice of 'He let her to play' is ........... (He is let to play, He was allowed to play)

## Short answer

a) will talk; b) sinks; c) was; d) has been; e) was; f) to; g) in; h) had done; i) was waiting; j) He was allowed to play.

## Answer

a) **will talk**: "If he should wake up" is a possible future condition, so "will" is used in the result.
b) **sinks**: a general truth, so the simple present is used on both sides.
c) **was**: "together with" does not change the singular subject "letter".
d) **has been**: "Message after message" is singular.
e) **was**: "Each of them" takes a singular verb.
f) **to**: "adherence to" a system.
g) **in**: "accomplished in" a skill.
h) **had done**: reported speech with backshift.
i) **was waiting**: a past continuous action in progress when another action occurred.
j) **He was allowed to play**: "let" has no passive, so "allowed" is used.

## Check yourself

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

1. 'The letter, together with some applications, ... lost.'
   A. were
   B. was
   C. are
   D. have been
   Answer: B. 'Together with' does not change the singular subject 'letter'. (Key point: Together with)

2. 'If you throw a stone into water, it ...'
   A. sinks
   B. will sink
   C. sank
   D. would sink
   Answer: A. A general truth uses the simple present on both sides. (Key point: General truth)

3. 'Message after message ... sent' and 'Each of them ... happy'.
   A. have been; were
   B. has been; was
   C. has been; were
   D. have been; was
   Answer: B. Both 'message after message' and 'each of them' are singular. (Key point: Singular expressions)

4. What is the passive of 'He let her to play'?
   A. He is let to play
   B. He was allowed to play
   C. He was let play
   D. He lets her play
   Answer: B. 'Let' has no passive, so 'allowed' replaces it. (Key point: Passive of let)

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