TS Police Constable Prelims 2022 · Question 8

Question 8 of the TSLPRB Police Constable Preliminary Written Test 2022 (28 August 2022). Try it first, then open the answer and explanation.

1. PC Prelims 2022 · Q8 · English · Grammar

   People often ______ games for sports and sports for games.

   1. mistaken
   2. mistaking
   3. mistake
   4. mistook
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   Answer: (3) mistake

   A general truth with a plural subject and the adverb "often" takes the simple present base form: "People often mistake games for sports" ("mistake X for Y" means wrongly take X to be Y). "Mistaken" and "mistaking" need an auxiliary, and "mistook" is past tense.

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