Rule: Phrasal Verbs. This question tests the meaning of different phrasal verbs with 'put'. The correct answer is 'put off', which means to postpone or delay. Option (a) 'put on' means to wear something or to stage an event. Option (c) 'put up' can mean to erect something or to provide accommodation. Option (d) 'put in' means to submit or install something. In the context of delaying a meeting, 'put off' is the only suitable choice.
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Had I known about the traffic jam, I ______ a different route.
Rule: Third Conditional Sentences. This question tests the structure of the third conditional, which is used for hypothetical situations in the past. The structure is 'Had + subject + past participle, subject + would have + past participle'. The first clause 'Had I known...' sets up the past hypothetical condition. The main clause must follow the structure 'would have + past participle' to describe the imagined past result. Option (b) 'would take' is used in the second conditional for present/future hypotheticals. Option (c) 'will take' is for future intentions. Option (d) 'took' is simple past and doesn't fit the conditional structure.
**Rule**: For an active sentence using 'be going to' with two objects (indirect 'us' and direct 'a test'), either can become the subject in the passive form.
- **Correct Answer (d)**: Both (a) and (b) are correct passive transformations.
- In (a), the indirect object 'us' becomes the subject 'We'.
- In (b), the direct object 'a test' becomes the subject, and the indirect object is expressed as 'to us'.
- **Incorrect Answer (a)**: This is correct, but (b) is also a valid transformation.
- **Incorrect Answer (b)**: This is correct, but (a) is also a valid transformation.
- **Incorrect Answer (c)**: This changes the structure to the 'will' future.
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Select the option that expresses the given sentence in direct speech. **Basira** told **Rashid** to call her when he reached there.
**Rule: No article is generally used before the names of seasons.** When speaking about seasons in a general way, as in this sentence, we say 'in winter', 'in summer', etc. Therefore, no article is required. An article might be used to refer to a specific season, e.g., 'The winter of 2020 was very harsh'. Options (a), (b), and (c) are incorrect.