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1). Won't attending 2).3).4). |
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Answer» The filler needs to be in the simple past tense and should carry an intonation/tone of impossibility. Thereby, “wasn’t ATTENDING” is an incorrect option as it doesn’t sit in accordance with the meaning of the sentence. “Couldn’t ATTEND” is the correct option as it CARRIES the meaning of something not being possible in the past in this case the subject’s inability to attend the funeral. “Wont attend” is an incorrect option as wont is the contracted FORM of will not, which expresses CERTAINTY about a particular event not taking place in the future and the filler needs to be in the simple past. “Is attending” is an incorrect option as it doesn’t fulfill the filler requirement of being in the simple past tense. Hence, option 2 is the correct answer. |
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