ELTIS - English Language Test for International Students Grammar and Sentence Structure Practice Test 9 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: Choose the correct sentence:
- Neither the teacher nor the students was prepared for the exam.
- Neither the teacher nor the students were prepared for the exam. (Correct answer)
- Neither the teacher nor the students are been prepared for the exam.
- Neither the teacher nor the students is prepared for the exam.
Correct answer: Neither the teacher nor the students were prepared for the exam.
With 'neither...nor,' the verb agrees with the subject closest to it. Since 'students' is plural, the correct verb form is 'were.'
Question 2: Fill in the blank: 'She _____ to school every day by bus.'
- go
- going
- goes (Correct answer)
- is go
Correct answer: goes
For third-person singular subjects (she, he, it) in the simple present tense, add -s or -es to the base verb, giving 'goes.'
Question 3: Which sentence uses the correct future tense?
- They will going to the conference tomorrow.
- They are go to the conference tomorrow.
- They will went to the conference tomorrow.
- They will go to the conference tomorrow. (Correct answer)
Correct answer: They will go to the conference tomorrow.
'Will' is always followed by the base form of the verb (infinitive without 'to'). 'Will go' is the correct future tense construction.
Question 4: Choose the correct words to complete the sentence: 'The test was _____ difficult _____ I expected.'
- so / that
- such / that
- too / for
- more / than (Correct answer)
Correct answer: more / than
To make a comparison, use 'more + adjective + than.' The sentence compares the actual difficulty to what was expected, requiring the comparative form.
Question 5: Choose the correct sentence:
- He has lived in Canada since five years.
- He lived in Canada for five years ago.
- He has lived in Canada for five years. (Correct answer)
- He lives in Canada since five years.
Correct answer: He has lived in Canada for five years.
Use the present perfect tense ('has lived') with 'for' to describe how long an action that started in the past is still continuing. 'Since' is used with a specific point in time, not a duration.
Question 6: Which sentence is grammatically correct?
- Each of the students have submitted their assignment.
- Each of the students has submitted their assignment. (Correct answer)
- Each of the students were submitting his assignment.
- Each of the students are submitting its assignment.
Correct answer: Each of the students has submitted their assignment.
'Each' is always singular and takes a singular verb ('has'). The plural pronoun 'their' is accepted in modern usage for gender-neutral agreement with 'students.'
ELTIS - English Language Test for International Students Grammar and Sentence Structure Practice Test 9
Choose the correct sentence: