GATE 2015 CS (CS2) – Question 6

General Aptitude · Verbal Aptitude: Grammar and Vocabulary · 2 marks · Multiple choice

Choose the sentence with the most suitable grammar and usage.

Since the report lacked needed information, it was of no use to them.
The report was useless to them because there were no needed information in it.
Since the report did not contain the needed information, it was not real useful to them.
Since the report lacked needed information, it would not had been useful to them.

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Correct answer: (A) Since the report lacked needed information, it was of no use to them.

Explanation

A is grammatically correct. In B, information is uncountable and requires was rather than were. C requires the adverb really instead of real. D requires “would not have been”, not “would not had been”. Thus A.

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