GATE CS 2014 Set 2 — Question 2

MCQ+1 / -0.33EasyEnglish Grammar (Tenses, Articles, Prepositions, Conjunctions)Verbal AptitudeGeneral Aptitude

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Question

Who___________was coming to see us this evening?

Correct answer (B) did you say Solution The correct interrogative structure is "Who did you say was coming...". (A) "Who you said" lacks the auxiliary verb required for a question. (C) "did you say that" includes "that", which is grammatically incorrect or awkward in this specific relative clause structure where "who" is the subject of "was coming". (D) "had you said" uses the past perfect tense, which is unnecessary and less natural than the simple past in this context. (B) "did you say" correctly forms the question. Turn this into a strength. Explore AI-powered practice and doubt support with Success Tracker.

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Correct answer (B) did you say Solution The correct interrogative structure is "Who did you say was coming...". (A) "Who you said" lacks the auxiliary verb required for a question. (C) "did you say that" includes "that", which is grammatically incorrect or awkward in this specific relative clause structure where "who" is the subject of "was coming". (D) "had you said" uses the past perfect tense, which is unnecessary and less natural than the simple past in this context. (B) "did you say" correctly forms the question.

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