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  • Question 1
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    Fill in the blank with the correct auxiliary verb from the choices given.
    You ________ not to talk while the teacher is teaching.
    Solution
    In the given negative sentence, the speaker is advising the listener to not talk while the teacher is teaching. 
    Option A: The modal, 'could' is used to express ability or capacity in the past. It is also used to seek/ express permission. Eg: 'You could not talk while the teacher is teaching' is correct usage. However, the phrase, 'You could not to talk' is grammatically incorrect. This is because, the preposition 'to' cannot be used along with the auxiliary 'could'. Hence, option A is incorrect. 
    Option B: The modal, 'may' is used to express a possibility. Eg: 'It may rain today'. It is also used to express permission. Eg: 'You may enter my room only after prior approval'. However, the phrase, 'You may not to talk' is grammatically incorrect. This is because, the preposition 'to' cannot be used along with the auxiliary 'may'. Hence, option B is incorrect. 
    Option C: The auxiliary, 'have' is used along with the present or past perfect tense. It is used with the past participle form of the verb (i.e talked). However, in  the given sentence, the verb, 'not talk' is in simple present tense and not in past participle form. Hence, option C is incorrect.
    Option D: The auxiliary, 'ought' is used to express an advice/ obligation. In negative sentences, the auxiliary, 'ought' is followed by not and then the preposition 'to'. The format of usage is: Subject + ought not + to + verb in simple present tense. This format is followed in the given negative sentence. Hence, the auxiliary, 'ought' is appropriate to fill the blank in the given sentence  Option D is correct.
  • Question 2
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    Fill in the blank with the correct auxiliary verb from the choices given.
    He __________ be very rich those days.
    Solution
    The word, 'those days' in the sentence indicated that the verb is in past tense. 
    Option A: The auxiliary used (to) expresses a discontinued habit/ action. The phrase, 'used to + verb' indicates the verb in past tense. The phrase, 'Used to be' means the same as 'was'. Hence, this auxiliary is appropriate to denote the action of ''being rich' in the past (indicated by 'those days'). Option A is correct. 
    Option B: The word, 'was' is the past tense form of the verb, 'be'. It cannot be used along with the word, 'be' once again in the same sentence. The phrase, 'was be' is grammatically incorrect. Hence, option B s incorrect.
    Option C: The auxiliary, 'did' is the past tense form of 'do' and is used for emphasising the verb which follows. However, 'did' cannot be used be used to emphasis the verb 'be'. The phrase, 'did be' is grammatically incorrect. Hence, option C is incorrect. 
    Option D: The auxiliary, 'can' expresses ability or capability or permission. The phrase, 'can + verb' indicates a permission given to do an action (indicated by the the verb) in future. It cannot be used to express a verb in past tense. Hence, option D is incorrect. 
  • Question 3
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    Fill in the blank with the correct auxiliary verb from the choices given.
    Kittle cat and Mickie mouse __________ not live in the same house.
    Solution
    Option A: The modal, 'shall', when used with the first person (I/we) is used to denote future tense. When used with second or third person, it indicates a promise, command or threat. The subject, 'Kittle cat and Mickie Mouse' is in third person. There is no word in the given sentence, which suggests that this sentence is a promise, command, or a threat. Hence, this option is not correct. 
    Option B: The auxiliary, 'have' is used along with the present or past perfect tense. It is used with the past participle form of the verb (i.e lived). However, in the given sentence, the verb, 'not live' is in simple present tense and not in past participle form. 
    The auxiliary 'have' is also used along with the infinitive (to+verb) to indicate an obligation. However, there is no infinitive in the given sentence. Hence this auxiliary is not the correct answer. 
    Option C: The auxiliary, 'are' is used along with the present continuous tense form of the verb (not living). However, in the given sentence, the verb, 'not live' is in simple present tense. Hence this auxiliary is not the correct answer. 
    Option D: The auxiliary, 'did' is used to form the negative of simple present and simple past tense. The simple present verb, 'live' is converted into negative by adding the word, 'did'. The negative form of the verb is: 'did not live'. Hence, this is the appropriate answer. 
  • Question 4
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    Fill in the blank with the correct auxiliary verb from the choices given.
    _________ you please wait for some time? I am busy.
    Solution
    The word, 'please' in the sentence indicates that it expresses a request. The question mark at the ends of the sentence indicates that this is an interrogative sentence. 
    Option A: The auxiliary, 'are' is used along with the present continuous form of the verb. However, in the given sentence, the main verb 'wait' is in simple present tense. Hence, this auxiliary cannot be used.  
    Option B:  The modal, 'could' is used in an interrogative sentence to seek permission or to make a request. The sentence, 'Could you please wait for some time?' expresses a request to the listener to wait for some time. Hence, this option is correct.
    Option C: The auxiliary, 'have' is used in the formation of perfect tenses. It is used along with the past participle form of the verb. The past participle form of the verb, 'wait' is 'waited', is used in the sentence. 
    This is also sometimes used to express an obligation. However, the given sentence expresses a request and not an obligation. Hence, this auxiliary cannot be used.  
    Option D: The auxiliary, 'should' when used in a question seeks an opinion or advice. Eg: 'Should I wait for you?'. However, the given sentence expresses a request and does not seek an opinion or advice. Hence, this auxiliary cannot be used.  
  • Question 5
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    Fill in the blank with a suitable auxiliary verb:
    It is good that you _______ come. We were expecting you.
    Solution
    The second sentence, 'We were expecting you', indicates that the person being addressed, has just come. The present perfect tense is used to indicate actions completed in the recent past. The format of verb in present perfect tense is: 'Have'+past participle form of the main verb. The main verb is 'come', whose past participle form is 'come'. Hence, the present perfect form of the verb is: 'have come'. Hence, option B is the correct answer. 
    Option A: The auxiliary, 'are' is used along with the present continuous form of the verb. However, in the given sentence, there verb, 'come' is in simple present tense. Hence, this option is incorrect.
    Option C: The modal, 'may' is used to express a possibility. Eg: 'It may rain today'. It is also used to express permission. Eg: 'You may enter my room only after prior approval'. 
    Option D: The modal, 'can' is used to express ability or provide permission.  
    The first sentence does not express a possibility that the person being addressed may/ may not come. It does also not express any capability. The speaker is also not giving permission for the person being addressed to come. The person being addressed has already come. Hence, options C and D are incorrect. 
  • Question 6
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    Fill in the blank with the correct auxiliary verb from the choices given.
    You _________ not use somebody else's towel and toothbrush.
    Solution
    Option A: The phrase, 'Subject + are" is usually followed by a verb in present continuous form (i.e verb+ing). However, in the given sentence, the verb, 'use' is in simple present tense. Alternately, the phrase, 'Subject + are" is followed by 'to+ verb in simple present tense'. Eg: 'You are not to use somebody else's towel and toothbrush'. However, in the given sentence, the preposition 'to' is not used. Hence, the auxiliary, 'are' is inappropriate. Option A is incorrect.
    Option B: The auxiliary, 'have' is used in the formation of the perfect tenses, along with the verb in past participle form. The past participle form of the verb, 'use' is 'used'. However, in the given sentence the simple present tense form of the verb is used. Hence, this auxiliary is not appropriate and option B is incorrect.
    Option C: The auxiliary, 'ought' is used to express an advice/ an obligation. In negative sentences, the auxiliary, 'ought' is followed by not and then the preposition 'to'. The format of usage is: Subject + ought not + to + verb in simple present tense. However, in the given sentence, the preposition 'to' is not used. Hence, the auxiliary, 'ought' is inappropriate. Option C is incorrect.
    Option D: The auxiliary, 'must' is used to express a command/ advice/ an obligation. In the given sentence, the speaker is advising the listener not to use somebody else's towel and toothbrush. Hence, this auxiliary is appropriate to fill the blank. Option D is correct. 
  • Question 7
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    Fill in the blank with the most appropriate word.
    My name is Lisa. __________ Lisa Peterson.
    Solution
    Both are the two different ways of saying same sentence. The sentence is in present tense. 'I am' is used in present tense. Thus option C is correct. 
  • Question 8
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    Fill in the blanks with the most appropriate words.
    "What __________ this?"
    "It's ____________ umbrella."
    Solution
    The correct option is C. 'Is' represents singular form of the verb be. The article 'An' is used before those words which start with a vowel sound. 'Umbrella' is a vowel sound. Thus, the sentence would become - What is this ? It's an umbrella.
  • Question 9
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    Fill in the blank:
    Each member of this group _____ guilty.
    Solution
    Since a fact relevant to the present is being stated, smple present tense(am/is/are) should be used. As the pronoun is in singular, the verb will also be singular. Hence, Option A is correct. The rest of the options do not adhere to this rule, hence incorrect. 

  • Question 10
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    Fill in the blanks with the most appropriate words.
    "Where ___________ she from?"
    "She ___________ from Japan".
    Solution
    The correct option is B. 'Is' represents singular form of the verb be. 'Am' is always used with I as the first person singular version of the verb be. 'Are' is used with plural subjects. Thus, the sentence would become - Where is she from ? She is from Japan.
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