ELTIS - English Language Test for International Students Grammar for Sentence Completion Questions and Answers 2 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: Choose the correct form: 'If she _____ harder, she would have passed the exam.'
- studies
- had studied (Correct answer)
- will study
- is studying
Correct answer: had studied
This is a third conditional (past unreal) requiring 'had + past participle' in the if-clause.
The third conditional is used to talk about unreal situations in the past. The structure is: If + had + past participle, would have + past participle.
Question 2: Select the correct word: 'The number of students _____ increased this semester.'
- have
- has (Correct answer)
- are
- were
Correct answer: has
'The number of' is treated as a singular subject, so it takes the singular verb 'has.'
In English grammar, 'the number of' is considered a singular expression because it refers to one specific quantity, so it requires a singular verb.
Question 3: Complete the sentence: 'Neither the teacher _____ the students were prepared for the fire drill.'
- or
- and
- nor (Correct answer)
- but
Correct answer: nor
'Neither' must be paired with 'nor' to form the correct correlative conjunction pair.
Correlative conjunctions are pairs that work together: neither...nor, either...or, both...and, not only...but also. With neither...nor, the verb agrees with the subject closest to it.
Question 4: Which sentence is grammatically correct?
- Each of the students have their own textbook.
- Each of the students has his or her own textbook. (Correct answer)
- Each of the students are having their own textbook.
- Each of the students were having textbooks.
Correct answer: Each of the students has his or her own textbook.
'Each' is a singular indefinite pronoun and requires a singular verb 'has' and singular pronouns.
'Each' is a singular indefinite pronoun requiring a singular verb ('has' not 'have') and singular pronouns in formal grammar.
Question 5: Choose the correct option: 'By the time the lecture ends, we _____ for three hours.'
- will sit
- will have been sitting (Correct answer)
- are sitting
- sat
Correct answer: will have been sitting
The future perfect continuous tense is needed to express an action that will be ongoing up to a specific future point.
The future perfect continuous tense (will have been + verb-ing) is used to describe an action that will be in progress for a duration of time before a specific point in the future.
Question 6: Select the correct word: 'The research paper, _____ was published last year, has been widely cited.'
- that
- which (Correct answer)
- who
- whom
Correct answer: which
'Which' is used for non-restrictive (extra information) clauses set off by commas referring to things.
In English grammar, non-restrictive relative clauses (set off by commas) use 'which' for things and 'who' for people.
ELTIS - English Language Test for International Students Grammar for Sentence Completion Questions and Answers 2
Choose the correct form: 'If she _____ harder, she would have passed the exam.'