Grammar - English Aptitude MCQ Questions and Answers

In such sentences where an individual is mentioned along with a group, we check the subject-predicate relation and try to figure out which is the subject. Like here Rahul and his friends are the focus of the sentence or the subject therefore the verb used will be plural. As a number of individuals are being discussed. Hence, 'were' is the correct answer.

'Very' is preceded by Adjective's positive degree. 'Much' is preceded by comparative degree and past participle. The word 'sad' is in positive degree hence 'very' will be used.

When we use future simple in its interrogative form, we start with 'will' followed by the subject and the verb in its base form (the sentence ends with a question mark).

The statement implies that only 2 objects are in question so 'either' is used to signify a choice.

'had' is used with a past participle to form the perfect, pluperfect, and future perfect tenses, and the conditional mood.

An exclamatory sentence makes a statement that conveys strong emotion or excitement. 'If' is the correct word to use in the following sentence.

The correct answer is Option C: would get to

First, let's define the grammatical concept at play here: Future in the Past. This refers to expressing an action that was anticipated to happen in the future from the perspective of a past time.

The sentence uses the phrase "I was about to meet," which clearly sets the time frame in the past. We are looking for a verb phrase that expresses a future action *from that past perspective*.

Why Option C is correct: "Would get to" perfectly expresses this future-in-the-past concept. It indicates that, from the perspective of the past moment ("I was about to meet"), the boy's role in the speaker's life was anticipated. The phrase suggests a planned or anticipated future action that had not yet occurred at the moment of speaking in the past.

Why other options are incorrect:

Option A: is going to: This phrase is used for expressing a future action from a present perspective. It doesn't fit the past tense context established by "I was about to meet." It would imply a prediction made in the present about a future event concerning someone already met, which doesn't align with the sentence's meaning.

Option B: might have: This phrase expresses a past possibility or speculation. It suggests that the boy *may have* played an important role but leaves it uncertain. The sentence is about a clear anticipation, not a speculation.

Option D: has had to: This refers to a past obligation or necessity. This doesn't match the sense of anticipation for a future role.

In summary, only "would get to" accurately conveys the anticipated future action from the past time perspective set by the rest of the sentence.

'dispose of' means to get rid of; discard. Hence, the correct answer is 'disposed of'.

'is' is used with singular subject. 'You' is a singular subject. Hence, 'is' is the correct answer.

When used as a preposition, the word 'over' means at a higher level, and the word 'above' means 'at a higher position'. As we can clearly see here 'bridge' is at a higher level than the 'Thames river' therefore 'over' is the right usage.