GATE Mechanical 2019 Set 2 | GA | Question: 1

Question

Once the team of analysis identify the problem, we ____ in a better position to comment on the issue.

Which of the following choices CANNOT fill the given blank?

• A. will be
• B. were to be
• C. are going to be
• D. might be

Answer 1

Option B. were to be

The first part is in future tense, so the next half cannot be in past tense. All other three choices can work.

Comments

You can convert the sentence to your mother tongue and see. The first part is in future tense, so the next half cannot be in past tense.

Answer 2

• A. were to be      cannot be used in the given box because it will for the past tense

Answer 3

Option B. were to be

The first part is in future tense, so the next half cannot be in past tense. All other three choices can work.

Comments

@Satbir

how do u know 1^st part is future tense?

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I tanslated the sentence to hindi.

“Once the team of analysis identify the problem “

This means they have not yet started identifying the problem, they will start in future.

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is ‘identify’ in present tense?

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I think we can’t say, it depends on how it is used.

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Say if the sentence was like this

“

Once the team of analysis identify the problem previously, we were to be in a better position to comment on the issue.”

then it will be correct . right?

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No your sentence is not correct, ONCE THE is making the sentence future and PREVIOUSLY is making it past tense.

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@Satbir check this one too https://me.gateoverflow.in/66/gate2013-65

I am getting A) and D) both as ans, but ans given D) :(

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it is duplicate question.please close it.

We can’t conclude failure is the pillar of success. The story is about how bruce gets motivated by looking at spider.

https://gateoverflow.in/1567/gate2013-63

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it is on different site, so couldnot close it.

Can u tell me why not A)?

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What is the reason for selecting A ?

We can’t conclude failure is the pillar of success. The story is about how bruce gets motivated by looking at spider and he does not Gives Up and at last acheives success.

Its not about how failure taght him not to give up and acheive success

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yes, that might be reason.

“Once” not always past tense. Say for “Once upon a time” – here once is past tense , right?

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yes you are correct

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So why ‘were to be’ incorrect??

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were to be is used in past tense.

like

the results were supposed to be announced yesterday, but due to some issue it was declared today.

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Yes, I am getting ur view, but not clearly, why B) incorrect.

I think identify is a verb is present tense, which is making option B) as incorrect one.

but not sure.

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you may be correct, my english is not that good. ( I am a GATE aspirant not a CAT aspirant.)