Directions : The following items have one part of a sentence followed by four alternatives. Complete the sentence by choosing the correct alternative and mark your response on the Answer Sheet accordingly.

If your life is circumscribed by habits alone, 

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  1. you were merely an imitating machine.
  2. you are merely an imitative machine.
  3. you were merely an imitative machine.
  4. you can be living in an imitative world.

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Option 2 : you are merely an imitative machine.
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The correct answer is option 2.

Key Points

  •  Here, the sentence is a conditional sentence.
  • The given question consists of the conditional clause or if clause in simple present tense.
  • The main clause to follow must be in simple present tense.
    • Example: If you work out daily, you become healthy.
  • Here, only option 2 is in simple present tense. Thus, it becomes the correct answer.

The correct sentence is: If your life is circumscribed by habits alone, you are merely an imitative machine.

Additional Information

  •  A conditional sentence is one which gives a condition and an outcome.
  • It consists of a conditional clause or if clause and a main clause.
    • Example: If you work hard, you will succeed.
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