ALCPT Grammar 2

Question 1

She _____ to the store before it closed.

Accepted Answer

had gone

Answer

Past perfect 'had gone' expresses an action completed before another past event.

Question 2

Neither the students nor the teacher _____ ready.

Accepted Answer

is

Answer

With 'neither...nor,' the verb agrees with the subject closest to it (teacher = singular).

Question 3

The book _____ on the shelf was written in 1985.

Accepted Answer

sitting

Answer

A present participle ('sitting') can function as an adjective modifying 'book.'

Question 4

He spoke so _____ that no one could hear him.

Accepted Answer

quietly

Answer

An adverb ('quietly') modifies the verb 'spoke.'

Question 5

If I _____ more time, I would travel the world.

Accepted Answer

had

Answer

Second conditional uses past simple ('had') in the if-clause for unreal present situations.

ALCPT - American Language Course Placement Test Practice Test