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English I · End Term · 31 Aug 2025 · May 2025 term

Question 20: Find the appropriate verb form to fill in blank [v].

Question 20

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Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the verb. Your chosen verbs should agree with their respective subjects and should be fitting and meaningful within the context of the passage and answer the given subquestions.
“The first of your tasks [i] _____ to bring me the skin of the Nemean lion,” said the King of Greece to Hercules. “Neither weapon nor stone [ii] _____ the flesh of the Nemean lion,” whispered the people amongst themselves. “If he [iii] _____ to no weapon, I will tear off his hide with his own claws,” said Hercules, and that was exactly how he defeated the ferocious Nemean lion. Out of the lion’s skin, a coat of mail, and out of his neck, a helmet [iv] _____ prepared. Neither this labor nor any of the other labors assigned to him by the King of Greece [v] _____ impossible for the mighty Hercules.

Find the appropriate verb form to fill in blank [v].

  1. A

    Were

  2. B

    Is

  3. C

    Was

  4. D

    None of these

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Correct answer

  • A

    Were

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Question 20 of 60 in the IIT Madras BS English I (English 1) End Term paper sat on 31 Aug 2025, in the May 2025 term (IIT M FOUNDATION FN EXAM QDF1 31 Aug 2025). It carries 2 marks.

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