Verb Test - 77

Option B is the correct answer as 'must' expresses compulsion or strong obligation which is correct in this context as maintenance of  length of the hair is a compulsory rule to be followed.

When two subjects are connected by 'either..or' the verb number should agree with the number of the subject closest to it. Here, the subject closest to the verb is motorcycle rider, which is singular. Hence, the verb will be singular, i.e. 'is'. 

When two subjects are connected by 'neither..nor' the verb number should agree with the number of the subject closest to it. Here, the subject closest to the verb is Tony, which is singular. Hence, the verb will be singular, i.e. 'seems'. 

Option A, need, is the correct answer. In the given sentence, the necessity of him waiting is questioned, not of him asking permission. The sentence is neither challenging his ability to wait, nor is it asserting the value of waiting.  Thus, Options B,C and D are incorrect. 

Option C is the correct answer because 'must' expresses compulsion or strong obligation,and necessity, which is true in this context as keeping the uniform clean and tidy is necessary.

In the given sentence, we need a modal verb.
Verbs like 'need, dare, ought and used' when functioning as modals, are called semi-modals, because they can be used as a main verb as well as a modal verb. Usually, as semi-modals, they are written as infinitives, with the preposition 'to':
'ought to, dare to, need to, used to'
Option B: The verb 'need' also has two uses.
As a verb, it means 'want', 'require'. As a modal verb, it means 'be obliged', 'be necessary'.
As a modal, 'need' is commonly used in negatives and interrogatives. Negative and interrogative sentences are followed by the infinitives without 'to', in the form 'need not'.
So, in this sentence, 'need' does not required 'to'.
Also, 'need' means 'necessity'. In this sentence it means 'It is not necessary for you to hurry'. Hence option B is correct.

Option A: 'May' means permission, but it does not agree to the rest of the sentence 'there is plenty of time'. So, 'permission' isn't the preferred mood here.
Option C: 'Dare' refers to a warning or threat; the meaning isn't most suitable here.
Option D: 'Should' means an advice; this word too isn't very relevant here.
Hence options A, C and D are incorrect.

Option B is the correct answer because 'must' expresses compulsion or strong obligation. It is much stronger than 'should' and hence Option A is incorrect. 'must' is used to express necessity or strong determination, which is correct in this case as leaving on time is necessary for the speaker to catch the train.

Out of the four options, option B is correct. When the subject is separated from the verb by the word 'with', singular verb is used if the subject is singular. Here, 'house' and 'its contents' is singular subject thus singular verb 'was' should be used. 'Were' and 'Are' takes plural subject. 'Am' is used with I. Thus options A, C and D are incorrect. 

Option C is the correct answer because 'dare'  means to be brave enough to do something difficult or dangerous, or to be rude or silly  enough to do something that you have no right to do. 

Option A is the correct answer because 'used to' is  used when we refer to things in the past which are no longer true. It can refer to repeated actions or to a state or situation, as in this case, he was a clerk before but is not anymore.