APTIS Core Grammar Sentence Completion 5

Question 1

He admitted ___ the money from the register.

Accepted Answer

stealing

Answer

'Admit' is a verb that must be followed by a gerund (-ing form).

Question 2

The letter ___ be delivered by now — I sent it a week ago.

Accepted Answer

should

Answer

'Should have been' expresses an expectation about a past action that was expected to happen.

Question 3

Hardly ___ sat down when the phone rang.

Accepted Answer

had I

Answer

'Hardly' at the start of a clause triggers subject-auxiliary inversion.

Question 4

She's the most talented musician ___ I've ever heard.

Accepted Answer

that

Answer

After superlatives, 'that' is preferred over 'who' or 'which' in relative clauses.

Question 5

They have been friends ___ they were children.

Accepted Answer

since

Answer

'Since' introduces the starting point of an action that continues to the present.

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