i. Every winter, our class go on a picnic.
a. would b. had to
c. could d. might
ii. Rima, together with her friends, for the NGO.
a. volunteer b. volunteers
c. are volunteering d. have been volunteering
iii. The Sinhas a well-known family in Darjeeling.
a. is b. was
c. are d. have been
iv. Swiss watches are famous for precision and
craftsmanship.
a. No determiner required; the b. The; their
c. The; a d. No determiner required; their
v. The train at 10 o’clock tomorrow.
a. leaves b. will leave
c. will be leaving d. All of the above
vi. Come quickly. I for you at the bus stop.
a. am waiting b. wait
c. had been waiting d. waited
Answers
Answer:
All the answers are given in the description below.
Explanation:
In the question, we have been given a few sentences with blanks and we have to fill them by choosing from the options given to us.
i) Every winter, our class a) would go on a picnic.
ii) Rima, together with her friends, b) volunteers for the NGO.
iii) The Sinha's c) are a well-known family in Darjeeling.
iv) Swiss watches are famous for precision and d) their craftsmanship.
v) The train b) will leave at 10 o’clock tomorrow.
vi) Come quickly. I a) am waiting for you at the bus stop.
The blanks are to be filled with appropriate verb participles.
Explanation:
i. Every winter our class (a) would go on a picnic.
The sentence indicates to an act that has been taking place in the past, the appropriate participle is would.
ii. Rima together with her friends (b) volunteers for the NGO.
As there are more than one person the participle is also a plural.
iii. The Sinha's (c) are a well-known family in Darjeeling.
A family consist of several individuals making the sentence a plural, thereby are is used.
iv. Swiss watches are famous for the precision and their craftsmanship.
b. The; their
When the quality of a particular article is discussed it is necessary to point out the quality. Herein the qualities are Precision and Craftmanship.
v. The train (a) leaves at 10 o’clock tomorrow.
The departure of the train is a predetermined fact and its certainty is known. Although the sentence is in future tense the verb used is leaves.
vi. Come quickly I (a) am waiting for you at the bus stop.
The sentence is in present continuous tense and so is the verb inserted.