Target Exam

CUET

Subject

English

Chapter

Grammar: Modal

Question:

Fill in the blanks with the correct modal
It _____ what you said about his sister or perhaps he was just nervous.

Options:

must have been

should have been

might have been

ought to be

Correct Answer:

might have been

Explanation:

The correct answer is OPTION3 - might have been

It __might have been___ what you said about his sister or perhaps he was just nervous.

The correct modal to fill in the blank is might have been. The modal might have been is used to express possibility about something that happened in the past, and it is the most appropriate modal to use in this context because it conveys the idea that there is a possibility that the person was upset about what you said about his sister, but it is also possible that he was just nervous.