1 votes 1 votes 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? will be were to be are going to be might be Verbal Aptitude gateme-2019-set2 verbal-ability english-grammar + – Arjun asked Feb 9, 2019 • recategorized Mar 5, 2021 by Lakshman Bhaiya ♦Arjun 28.5k points answer See all 0 reply
0 votes 0 votes were to be cannot be used in the given box because it will for the past tense Gurdeep Saini answered Jun 3, 2019 Gurdeep Saini 720 points 4 comment Share ask related question See all 0 reply Please log in or register to add a comment.
0 votes 0 votes 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. Satbir answered Jun 3, 2019 Satbir 260 points 1 4 comment Share ask related question See all 16 Comments See all 16 16 Comments reply srestha 950 points 1 2 4 commented Aug 23, 2019 reply Share @Satbir how do u know 1st part is future tense? 0 votes 0 votes Satbir 260 points 1 4 commented Aug 23, 2019 reply Share 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. 0 votes 0 votes srestha 950 points 1 2 4 commented Aug 23, 2019 reply Share is ‘identify’ in present tense? 0 votes 0 votes Satbir 260 points 1 4 commented Aug 23, 2019 reply Share I think we can’t say, it depends on how it is used. 0 votes 0 votes srestha 950 points 1 2 4 commented Aug 23, 2019 reply Share 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? 0 votes 0 votes Satbir 260 points 1 4 commented Aug 23, 2019 reply Share No your sentence is not correct, ONCE THE is making the sentence future and PREVIOUSLY is making it past tense. 0 votes 0 votes srestha 950 points 1 2 4 commented Aug 23, 2019 reply Share @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) :( 0 votes 0 votes Satbir 260 points 1 4 commented Aug 23, 2019 reply Share 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 0 votes 0 votes srestha 950 points 1 2 4 commented Aug 23, 2019 reply Share it is on different site, so couldnot close it. Can u tell me why not A)? 0 votes 0 votes Satbir 260 points 1 4 commented Aug 23, 2019 reply Share 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 0 votes 0 votes srestha 950 points 1 2 4 commented Aug 23, 2019 reply Share yes, that might be reason. “Once” not always past tense. Say for “Once upon a time” – here once is past tense , right? 0 votes 0 votes Satbir 260 points 1 4 commented Aug 23, 2019 reply Share yes you are correct 0 votes 0 votes srestha 950 points 1 2 4 commented Aug 23, 2019 reply Share So why ‘were to be’ incorrect?? 0 votes 0 votes Satbir 260 points 1 4 commented Aug 23, 2019 reply Share 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. 0 votes 0 votes srestha 950 points 1 2 4 commented Aug 23, 2019 reply Share 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. 0 votes 0 votes Satbir 260 points 1 4 commented Aug 23, 2019 reply Share you may be correct, my english is not that good. ( I am a GATE aspirant not a CAT aspirant.) 0 votes 0 votes Please log in or register to add a comment.