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NDA 2 2024 GAT, question 24

Topic: Sentence completion

Directions · Q16 to Q25

Each of the following items features one part of a sentence followed by four alternatives. Complete the sentence by choosing the correct alternative.

Q24

I wish

  1. (a) I could help youCorrect answer
  2. (b) I ought to help you
  3. (c) I did help you
  4. (d) I must help you

Solution.

Answer: (a) I could help you

  1. “I wish I could help you” expresses a desired ability that the speaker presently lacks.
  2. This is the natural isolated completion.
  3. “I wish I did help you” would require a special habitual contrast to sound appropriate.