ELTIS - English Language Test for International Students Grammar and Sentence Structure Practice Test 3 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: Which sentence is grammatically correct?
- She don't like vegetables.
- She doesn't likes vegetables.
- She doesn't like vegetables. (Correct answer)
- She not like vegetables.
Correct answer: She doesn't like vegetables.
With third-person singular subjects (she, he, it), the negative form uses 'does not' (doesn't) followed by the base form of the verb — 'like', not 'likes'.
Question 2: Fill in the blank: 'He _____ to school every day by bus.'
- go
- goes (Correct answer)
- going
- gone
Correct answer: goes
For simple present tense with a third-person singular subject ('he'), the verb must take the '-s' ending: 'goes'.
Question 3: Which sentence correctly uses the present perfect tense?
- I have ate dinner already.
- I already ate dinner yesterday.
- I have already eaten dinner. (Correct answer)
- I had eat dinner already.
Correct answer: I have already eaten dinner.
The present perfect is formed with 'have/has' + the past participle. 'Eaten' is the correct past participle of 'eat', and 'already' is properly placed before the past participle.
Question 4: Choose the correct article to complete the sentence: 'She wants to become _____ engineer.'
- a
- an (Correct answer)
- the
- no article needed
Correct answer: an
'An' is used before words that begin with a vowel sound. 'Engineer' starts with the vowel sound /ɛ/, so 'an engineer' is correct.
Question 5: Which sentence shows correct subject-verb agreement?
- The team are playing well today.
- Neither of the students have finished.
- Each of the boys is responsible for his work. (Correct answer)
- The news are very surprising.
Correct answer: Each of the boys is responsible for his work.
'Each' is always singular and takes a singular verb ('is'). 'The news' is uncountable and singular ('is'), and 'neither of' with a singular verb is the standard formal rule.
Question 6: Fill in the blank: 'They _____ watching a movie when the lights went out.'
- are
- were (Correct answer)
- was
- have been
Correct answer: were
The past continuous tense uses 'was/were' + the '-ing' form. Since the subject is 'they' (plural), 'were watching' is the correct form to describe an action in progress in the past.
ELTIS - English Language Test for International Students Grammar and Sentence Structure Practice Test 3
Which sentence is grammatically correct?