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GATE 2025 EE – Question 1

General Aptitude · Verbal Aptitude: Grammar and Vocabulary · 1 mark · Multiple choice

Kavya ________ go to work yesterday as she ________ feeling well.

Select the most appropriate option to complete the above sentence.

  1. didn’t; isn’t
  2. wouldn’t; wasn’t
  3. wasn’t; wasn’t
  4. couldn’t; wasn’t

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Correct answer: (D) couldn’t; wasn’t

Explanation

The sentence is in the past ("yesterday"), so both blanks need past forms. "Couldn't go to work ... as she wasn't feeling well" is the only option that is grammatical and gives a sensible cause-effect meaning; "didn't" and "wouldn't" do not fit the meaning of inability, and "isn't" is present tense.