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GATE 2016 EC – Question 2

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

The policeman asked the victim of a theft, "What did you _____?"

  1. loose
  2. lose
  3. loss
  4. louse

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Correct answer: (B) lose

Explanation

After "did" the verb must be in its base form, and the sense here is to no longer have something, so the verb is "lose". "Loose" is an adjective, "loss" is a noun, and "louse" is an insect.