41. As soon as the doctors arrived the patient …………………
(a) died
(b) had died
(c) was died
(d) has died
Answer:
(a) died
Explanation:
“As soon as” is typically followed by the simple past tense in both clauses to indicate two events happening immediately one after the other.
42. He has been treated as if he ………………… a criminal.
(a) were
(b) was
(c) are
(d) is
Answer:
(a) were
Explanation:
“As if” requires the subjunctive mood, which uses “were” for all subjects to express a hypothetical or unreal situation.
43. Strike is certainly a legal weapon in the hands of workers to be used when all other channels
(a) have failed
(b) failed
(c) fails
(d) fail
Answer:
(a) have failed
Explanation:
The present perfect (“have failed”) correctly indicates that the failure of other channels is a completed condition required before using a strike.
44. Nobody ………………… what will happen next?
(a) known
(b) will know
(c) had known
(d) knows
Answer:
(d) knows
Explanation:
“Nobody” is a singular indefinite pronoun, so it takes the singular present tense verb “knows”.
45. A ………………… of fresh air relaxes a tense mind.
(a) breathe
(b) gulp
(c) volley
(d) breath
Answer:
(d) breath
Explanation:
“Breath” is the noun form, which is correct in this context (a breath of fresh air). “Breathe” is the verb.
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