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English I · Quiz 2 · 24 Mar 2024 · January 2024 term

Question 14: Fill in the blank with the most appropriate verb form.\ …

Question 14

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Fill in the blank with the most appropriate verb form.
The organizers barely _____ to get the bouquets in time for the chief guest’s arrival.

  1. A

    Would have been living

  2. B

    Had been longing

  3. C

    Managed

  4. D

    Would not have regained

  5. E

    Had rushed

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  • C

    Managed

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Question 14 of 40 in the IIT Madras BS English I (English 1) Quiz 2 paper sat on 24 Mar 2024, in the January 2024 term (IIT M FOUNDATION AN EXAM QDF2 24 Mar 2024). It carries 1 mark.

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