Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.

By next month, the valley ________ with snow.

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AAI ATC Junior Executive 21 Feb 2023 Shift 1 Official Paper

Answer 1

The correct answer is 'will be covered'.

Key Points

Given the phrase starts with 'By next month', it indicates a future event or condition, making use of the future tense necessary.
The term 'will be covered' is in the future passive voice, correctly projecting that the action of being covered with snow will occur to the valley in the future.
Therefore, the sentence should read "By next month, the valley will be covered with snow."

Therefore, the correct answer is 'Option 2'.

Additional Information

'Option 1' (has been covered) uses the present perfect tense, which is used to talk about actions that happened at an unspecified time before now. This does not align with the context here.
'Option 3' (is covered) uses the present tense and implies that the valley is covered with snow currently, not in the future.
'Option 4' (is covering) is incorrect as it uses the present continuous tense, which is used for actions happening at the time of speaking or for a scheduled future event. The valley cannot 'cover' itself, so this option doesn't make sense.