For Each Blank in the Following Sentences, Select the Present

question 18

Multiple Choice

For each blank in the following sentences, select the present tense helping verb can or the past tense could . To determine whether a sentence is in the present or past tense, look at other verbs in the sentence or look for a time word. My girlfriend ______________ practice medicine once she passes her boards.

• A) can
• B) could

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Definitions:

Federal Outlays

The total spending by the federal government, including on defense, education, health services, and social security.

Fiscal Stimulus Package

Government measures, usually involving increased public spending and tax cuts, aimed at boosting economic activity during a downturn.

Federal Government

A system of government in which powers and responsibilities are divided between a national government and state or provincial governments.

Surplus Federal Budget

A situation where the federal government's revenues exceed its expenditures within a given fiscal period.