GATE 2021 ST – Question 5

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

Which sentences are grammatically correct? (i)I woke up from sleep. (ii)I woked up from sleep. (iii)I was woken up from sleep. (iv)I was wokened up from sleep.

(i) and (ii)
(i) and (iii)
(ii) and (iii)
(i) and (iv)

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Correct answer: (B) (i) and (iii)

Explanation

The simple past of wake is woke,and its past participle is woken. Thus the active sentence (i) and passive sentence (iii) are correct;woked and wokened are not the required forms. **B**.

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