Question

Complete the sentence with the most suitable option
Please turn down the T.V. I want to be able to get to sleep.
Please turn down the T.V so that___________
A) I am getting to sleep
B) I’ll be able to sleep
C) I could get to sleep
D) I can get to sleep

Answer 1

Hint:To find out the answer for this sentence one must be very thorough with the topic tenses. Tenses denote the time an action takes place.

Complete answer :
Tenses denote the time an action takes place. Tenses can be divided into three parts 1) Present tense 2) Past tense and the 3) Future tense. Each of these can further be divided into 4 subparts 1) Simple 2) Continuous 3) Perfect 4) Perfect Continuous.

Let us look into the given options:
>Option A) I am getting to sleep: It is in the PRESENT CONTINUOUS TENSE. The rule for this is Subject +is/am/are+ first form of verb+ ing + object. This is not the correct option because it contains variable tenses which do not go with the sentence given.
>Option B) I’ll be able to sleep: It is in the FUTURE SIMPLE TENSE. The rule for this is Subject + will/shall + first form of verb+ object. This is not the correct option because it contains variable tenses which do not go with the sentence given.
>Option C) I could get to sleep: In this sentence slept is the past tense of sleep and the past participle of sleep. This is not the correct option because it contains variable tenses which do not go with the sentence given.
>Option D) I can get to sleep is the correct option because the tense is compatible with the one given in the sentence. The statement is in the SIMPLE PRESENT TENSE.

Hence the correct answer is option ‘D’.

Note:Rules of Tenses help one understand how to correctly use the different tenses in a sentence. Hence it is important to understand the rules of the tenses thoroughly. The rule for simple present tense is Sub+ first form of the verb + s/es + object.