Question : Comprehension:
In the following passage, some of the words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the correct answer for the given blank out of the four alternatives.
Today I have a college admission interview with a Yale alum. Yale is the second-best school, but for once, I put my foot down and (1)____________ to apply to the best school (Harvard). The idea of (2)___________ Charlie's younger brother at another school is a bridge entirely too far. Besides, (3)__________ knows if Harvard would even take me now that Charlie's been suspended. My mom and (4)_____________are in the kitchen. Because of my interview, she's steaming frozen mandu (dumplings) for me as a treat. I am having a pre-mandu appetiser of Cap'n Crunch (the best cereal known to mankind) and (5)__________ in my Moleskine notebook.
Question:
Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank number 2.
Option 1: been
Option 2: having been
Option 3: be
Option 4: being
Correct Answer: being
Solution : The correct choice is the fourth option.
Explanation:
The correct form of "to be" should be used in the sentence, which is the participle form of the verb being. It is used to describe a state or condition, which in this case is the state of existing as Charlie's younger brother in school.
Therefore, the complete sentence is: The idea of being Charlie's younger brother at another school is a bridge entirely too far.
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Today I have a college admission interview with a Yale
In the following passage, some of the words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the correct answer for the given blank out of the four alternatives
Today I have a college admission interview with a Yale alum.
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