Fill in the Blanks - Tea Import
XAT 2012 · Verbal Ability & Logical Reasoning · Medium · Grammar
It _____________ not look like a great deal today, but back then it was a coup: no man before ___________ to import tea directly into Ireland. The option that will best fill the blanks in the above sentences would be:
- A.
may, has dared
- B.
may, had dared
- C.
might, have dared
- D.
might, have ever dared
- E.
may, ever dared
B
Explanation
From the narrative, it is clear that the act of importing tea into Ireland is an event of the past and that perhaps doing so today is not a "big deal". This means that the act of importing tea should be spoken of in the past perfect tense as we are referring to a past event (of importing tea directly) when standing at a point which itself is a point of past from today's perspective (the point when it was considered a coup). Hence, "had dared" is the most apt for the second blank and B is the answer.
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