Families sleep on Delhi sidewalks while children receive hospital treatment

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Practice level

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Question formats

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How to approach this practice

Read the complete sentence and notice the subject, verb form, time reference and word order before answering.

1. Question 1 · Fill in the blank (dropdown)

   Choose the correct option for each blank.

   Families ___ to New Delhi for medical treatment may face another problem.

   Choices for blank 1

   1. travels
   2. travel
   3. traveling
   4. to travels
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   Blank 1

   travel

   The plural subject takes the base verb “travel.”

2. Question 2 · Fill in the blank (dropdown)

   Choose the correct option for each blank.

   The Kumar family traveled from Bihar because they ___ afford treatment there.

   Choices for blank 1

   1. cannot
   2. could not
   3. could not to
   4. not could
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   Blank 1

   could not

   The past situation requires “could not afford.”

3. Question 3 · Fill in the blank (dropdown)

   Choose the correct option for each blank.

   The parents sleep in shifts ___ they do not miss an urgent call.

   Choices for blank 1

   1. although
   2. so that
   3. because of
   4. unless of
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   Blank 1

   so that

   “So that” introduces the purpose of sleeping in shifts.

4. Question 4 · Fill in the blank (dropdown)

   Choose the correct option for each blank.

   Treatment can last ___, weeks, or months.

   Choices for blank 1

   1. day
   2. days
   3. daying
   4. to days
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   Blank 1

   days

   The list uses the plural noun “days.”

5. Question 5 · Fill in the blank (dropdown)

   Choose the correct option for each blank.

   Some families cannot afford ___ lodging.

   Choices for blank 1

   1. rented
   2. renting to
   3. to rented
   4. rented to
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   rented

   “Afford” is followed by a noun phrase here.

What to review next

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