Question

Fill in the blank with a suitable verb:
_______________ you mind if I used your dictionary?
a) Did
b) Would
c) Shall
d) Need

Answer 1

Hint: To ask a question in English you must usually use one of the auxiliary verbs (be, do, have) or a modal verb such as can, will, may (and their different forms).

Complete answer:
 Before, solving the question and finding the correct solution let us discuss the usage of the different options given to us. So -
Option (a) – ‘did’: we use the auxiliary ‘did’ at the beginning of a question or before the main subject or to make a question related to the past tense.
Option (b) – ‘would’: we use the auxiliary ‘would’ for polite requests and questions or we use it in case of a hypothetical situation.
Option (c) – ‘shall’: the modal verb shall is used to ask for instructions, suggestions, and services. When we ‘shall’, we start with shall followed by the subject and a verb.
Option (d) – ‘need’: we use the need to express that something is important for us to do. This form is usually used for something that is important one time, rather than referring to responsibility or duty.
Now, as you can see by the above explanation the best solution would be an option (b), i.e. would as the speaker is requesting for the dictionary.
By this solution the complete sentence would look like – ‘Would you mind if I used your dictionary?’

Note:
Here the speaker is requesting the person to permit him to use his dictionary so we need a word that is used to imply polite requests or questions.