2024 · Q6
Each of the following sentences in this section has a blank space and is followed by four choices. Select the most appropriate choice to fill in the blank and mark your response on the Answer Sheet accordingly.
I shall not be going to the theatre ________ .
EnglishFill in the Blanks
- Aif it may snow
- Bif it snow
- Cif it snows
- Dif snowed
Explanation
In a conditional sentence referring to the future, the if-clause takes the simple present tense, not ‘will’ or ‘may’. ‘I shall not be going to the theatre’ expresses a future intention, so the condition must be ‘if it snows’. ‘If it may snow’ wrongly uses a modal in the if-clause, ‘if it snow’ lacks subject-verb agreement, and ‘if snowed’ is ungrammatical. Therefore ‘if it snows’ is correct.