WBCS.LIVE practice question

Fill in the blank with an appropriate participle. Weather _________, there will be a garden party at Government House tomorrow.

Solve this multiple-choice question and check the correct answer with its explanation below.

Answer options

  1. allowing
  2. permitting
  3. happening
  4. favourable

Correct answer and explanation

Correct answer: permitting

Explanation: Allowing ❌: not the correct idiomatic usage; we don’t say Weather allowing. Permitting ✅: standard and correct phrase is Weather permitting, meaning "if the weather allows". Happening ❌: doesn’t fit the context; weather cannot be described this way here. Favourable ❌: an adjective, not a participle; grammatically unsuitable in this sentence. 👉 Correct Answer: permitting.