NPR asks whether Patagonia could become a new data center hub

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Single choice

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 · Single choice

   Choose one answer.

   Choose the correct form: NPR ___ the report on September 11, 2026.

   1. publish
   2. publishes
   3. published
   4. publishing
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   Answer

   published

   Use the simple past for a completed past action.

2. Question 2 · Single choice

   Choose one answer.

   Choose the correct word: The report asks ___ Patagonia could become a hub.

   1. what
   2. whether
   3. who
   4. where
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   Answer

   whether

   Use “whether” to introduce a yes-or-no question.

3. Question 3 · Single choice

   Choose one answer.

   Choose the correct form: More reporting ___ needed.

   1. are
   2. be
   3. were
   4. is
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   Answer

   is

   “Reporting” is uncountable and takes “is.”

4. Question 4 · Single choice

   Choose one answer.

   Choose the correct connector: The report raises a question, ___ it does not confirm a project.

   1. but
   2. because
   3. so
   4. or
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   Answer

   but

   “But” connects contrasting ideas.

5. Question 5 · Single choice

   Choose one answer.

   Choose the correct passive form: The details cannot ___ from the information.

   1. confirm
   2. confirmed
   3. be confirmed
   4. be confirming
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   Answer

   be confirmed

   After “cannot be,” use the past participle “confirmed.”

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