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Question

Choose the most appropriate alternative from the options given below to complete the following sentence:

If the tired soldier wanted to lie down, he _______ the mattress out on the balcony.

The opportunity has passed, and the speaker is giving retrospective advice about what the soldier failed to do.

The correct answer is

should have taken

The speaker is criticizing a past action that was not taken. The modal perfect should have taken expresses that unfulfilled past advice.

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Important Questions from Fill in the Blanks

  1. Directions: Fill in the blanks with the word that best completes the sentence.

    At times he gets very angry, and then no one can_______ him.

  2. Each of the following sentences has a blank space and four words are given below it. Select the word or group of words you consider most appropriate for the blank space and indicate your response accordingly.

    Many people today have fallen into utter confusion of values with the result that they cannot______ the good from the bad.

  3. Each of the following sentences has a blank space and four words are given below it. Select the word or group of words you consider most appropriate for the blank space and indicate your response accordingly

    If Mohan________ at 5 a.m., he would not have missed the train.

  4. Each of the following sentences has a blank space and four words are given below it. Select the word or group of words you consider most appropriate for the blank space and indicate your response accordingly.

    His property was divided ______ his daughters and sons.

  5. Each of the following sentences has a blank space and four words are given below it. Select the word or group of words you consider most appropriate for the blank space and indicate your response accordingly

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