Question

Fill in the blank with the appropriate option
How can Rambha attend the wedding if she __________?
a) Did not invite
b) Was not invited
c) Is not invited
d) Has not invited

Answer 1

Hint: We have to select the appropriate tense for getting the right answer. To get the correct tense form, see which form of tense has already been used in the sentence because tenses in a sentence are always consistent with each other. Identify the tense of the word "can".

Complete answer:
The correct answer is option c. The word "can" is simple present tense. Thus the answer should also be in the simple present tense. In option c, "is not invited" is in the simple present tense.
Option a is the wrong answer because did not invite sounds like Rambha has not invited someone. This is not the meaning the sentence is trying to portray.
Option b is wrong because it is in the past tense. "Was" is an example of a simple past. She did not attend school because she was unwell. This means she is in good health now.
Option d is incorrect because similar to option a, it sounds like Rambha has not invited someone. The difference is that option a is in the past tense and option d is in the present tense.

Note:
 The easiest way to get your tenses correct is by first, identifying the tense already used in the sentence and second, by identifying the tenses given in the options. Then use the tense in the sentence and check if it is making sense. It is a common mistake that students may choose option b but option b is in the past tense and the sentence is in the present tense.