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Fill in the blanks in the passage given below with the appropriate form of the verb given in brackets. Do not write the passage but write the verbs in the correct order. A large notice on the window of a shop ________ (1) (announce) a big sale, with sweeping reductions, ________ (2) (start) at 9:00 a.m. An enormous queue had ________ (3) (begin) to form by 7:30 a.m. Just before the shop was about to open, an inconspicuous little man ________ (4) (walk) to the beginning of the queue. Angry customers ________ (5) (elbow) and pushed him until he was right at the back of the line. Undaunted, the little man ________ (6) (go) to the start of the queue again. Once more, he was ________ (7) (shove) unceremoniously to the back. This time he ________ (8) (receive) a few smacks on the face and a couple of thumps from umbrellas wielded by those in the queue. The little man walked to one side of the queue and said, “If that ________ (9) (be) your attitude, I won’t open the shop at all today. We can all go home, if you continue to ________ (10) (behave) like this.”

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Functional English grammar and structure

From ISC 2026 English Language Paper 1, question 3(iii).