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title: "Fill in the blanks (grammar) 2072 Kartik"
subject: "Communication English"
chapter: 3
key: "semester_5/communication_english:fill-blanks-grammar-set-2072k"
source: https://www.bctengineer.com/q/semester_5/communication_english/fill-blanks-grammar-set-2072k
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# Fill in the blanks (grammar) 2072 Kartik

Communication English · Chapter 3: Contextual Grammar

- Asked in: 2072 Kartik, 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/fill-blanks-grammar-set-2072k
- Whole chapter: https://www.bctengineer.com/md/semester_5/communication_english/chapter-3

## Question

Fill up the following blanks selecting the correct words from the brackets:
a) The Prime Minister, along with his cabinet members,........gone abroad. (has/have)
b) The poet and artist .......... honoured. (has been/have been)
c) If I .......... you, I wouldn't make such remarks. (am, were)
d) Had I been there, I ....... every part of the city. (had visited, would have visited)
e) The passive voice of 'I love people helping me' is ......... (I love having been helped, I love being helped)
f) She is accustomed......... having spicy food. (with, to)
g) The poor boy is deprived ........ proper schooling. (to, of)
h) I felt the whole building ........ (move, moving)
i) When I saw her, she ......... (was crying, cried)
j) I wish I .......... a better job. (have, had)

## Short answer

a) has, b) has been, c) were, d) would have visited, e) I love being helped, f) to, g) of, h) move, i) was crying, j) had

## Answer

a) **has**: "along with his cabinet members" does not change the number of the subject "The Prime Minister".
b) **has been**: "The poet and artist" refers to one person, so the verb is singular.
c) **were**: unreal condition (imaginary present) uses "were" for all persons.
d) **would have visited**: third conditional (past unreal condition) needs "would have" plus the past participle.
e) **I love being helped**: gerund passive of "people helping me".
f) **to**: "accustomed to" is followed by a gerund.
g) **of**: "deprived of" something.
h) **move**: after the verb of perception "felt" with an object, the bare infinitive is used for a completed action.
i) **was crying**: past continuous for an action in progress when another past action occurred.
j) **had**: "I wish" with a present unreal situation takes the past form "had".

## Check yourself

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

1. 'The Prime Minister, along with his cabinet members, ___ gone abroad.'
   A. have
   B. has
   C. are
   D. were
   Answer: B. 'Along with' does not change the number of the subject. (Key point: Along with)

2. 'If I ___ you, I wouldn't make such remarks.'
   A. were
   B. am
   C. was
   D. be
   Answer: A. Imaginary present uses 'were' for all persons. (Key point: Unreal condition)

3. 'She is accustomed ___ having spicy food.'
   A. with
   B. for
   C. of
   D. to
   Answer: D. 'Accustomed to' is followed by a gerund. (Key point: Accustomed to)

4. 'I wish I ___ a better job.'
   A. have
   B. would have
   C. had
   D. has
   Answer: C. Present unreal wish takes the past form. (Key point: Wish)

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