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8121. Fill in the blank with the correct option:It is a beautiful day today. The birds_ (sing) in the trees.

Moderate
  • A. sang
  • B. sing
  • C. are singing
  • D. were singing

Explanation: 'It is a beautiful day' tells us that we are speaking in the present tense. And 'birds' is a plural noun hence 'are' will be used. So the correct option would be C.

Correct answer: are singing

8122. Fill in the blank with the correct option:When I heard the news about you, I _ (become) anxious.

Moderate
  • A. become
  • B. became
  • C. will be
  • D. be

Explanation: 'Heard' tells us that past tense will be used, hence option B is correct.

Correct answer: became

8123. Fill in the blank with the correct option:By next Saturday, I _ (work) on this painting for exactly one month.

Moderate
  • A. will have been working
  • B. will be working
  • C. will work
  • D. worked

Explanation: Option A is correct, which is a future perfect tense. The future perfect tense refers to a completed action in the future. When we use this tense we are projecting ourselves forward into the future and looking back at an action that will be completed some time later than now. It is most often used with a time expression.

Correct answer: will have been working

8124. Fill in the blank with the correct option:Tweezers _ always useful to handle small objects.

Moderate
  • A. is
  • B. are
  • C. will
  • D. may

Explanation: The sentence is in present tense and 'tweezers' is a plural noun, hence 'are' will be used.

Correct answer: are

8125. Fill in the blank with the correct option:The truthful _ always trustworthy.

Moderate
  • A. is
  • B. was
  • C. are
  • D. may

Explanation: 'The truthful' depicts a group of people, making it a plural noun. Hence 'are' will be used.The subject of this sentence is an adjective which started with 'the', so the verb will always be plural in this kind of situation.

Correct answer: is

8126. Fill in the blank with the correct option:None of them _ able to solve this question.

Moderate
  • A. Were
  • B. - This option is incorrect because "none" is a singular pronoun that takes a singular verb, but "are" is a plural verb.
  • C. was
  • D. would be

Explanation: None of them means not even a single person so it is singular. 2) Them is plural but since none of them is given, the answer should was

Correct answer: was

8127. How can the underlined word be changed?Mrs Rose *---------planning* to do a course in Biology next week.

Moderate
  • A. Are planning
  • B. Plans
  • C. With a plan
  • D. Planning

Explanation: "Are planning" - This is the present continuous tense, which is grammatically correct and conveys a similar meaning as the original sentence. However, it changes the subject to plural, indicating that there are more people involved in the planning.As a verb, the word 'plans' can be used with a direct object or followed by on, for, and to."Plans" - This is the simple present tense, which indicates a habitual or regular action. While Mrs Rose may regularly plan to take courses in Biology, this tense does not convey the ongoing nature of the action."Planning" - This is the present participle.

Correct answer: Plans

8128. It _ (rain) since last night.

Moderate
  • A. Raining
  • B. Has been raining
  • C. Rains
  • D. Rained

Explanation: .'Since' in the sentence indicates the present perfect tense. In the present perfect tense, we use the helping verb 'has/have been' + 'ing' form of the verb (present participle.

Correct answer: Has been raining

8129. The sun _ (shine) brightly.

Moderate
  • A. Shine
  • B. Shined
  • C. Shone
  • D. Both B and C

Explanation: The past tense of shine is shone/shined.

Correct answer: Both B and C

8130. She ran with quick steps to the house when it _ (start) raining.

Moderate
  • A. Start
  • B. Starting
  • C. Started
  • D. Was started

Explanation: The word 'ran' indicates past tense therefore we will also use the past form of start.

Correct answer: Started