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GATE 2016 ME (ME2) – Question 2

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

The unruly crowd demanded that the accused be _____________ without trial.

  1. hanged
  2. hanging
  3. hankering
  4. hung

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Correct answer: (A) hanged

Explanation

When hang refers to execution, its past participle is conventionally **hanged, A**. Thus demanded that the accused be hanged is grammatically correct in the quoted sentence. Hung usually describes suspending an object; hanging and hankering do not supply the required participle.