ESL Grammar and Sentence Structure 2 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: Which sentence uses the present perfect correctly?
- I have seen that movie last week.
- She has lived here since 2010. (Correct answer)
- They have went to the store.
- He has eat breakfast already.
Correct answer: She has lived here since 2010.
Present perfect with 'since' describes an action that started in the past and continues to the present.
Question 2: Choose the sentence with correct subject-verb agreement.
- Neither the students nor the teacher are ready.
- Each of the boxes are heavy.
- The committee have made their decision.
- Neither the teacher nor the students are ready. (Correct answer)
Correct answer: Neither the teacher nor the students are ready.
When 'neither/nor' joins subjects, the verb agrees with the subject closest to it.
Question 3: Which word correctly completes: 'He insisted that she _____ the report by noon.'
- submits
- submit (Correct answer)
- submitted
- will submit
Correct answer: submit
After verbs like 'insist' in a 'that' clause, the subjunctive mood uses the base form of the verb.
Question 4: Identify the dangling modifier: '_____ the sentence correctly.'
- Running to the bus, my keys fell out. (Correct answer)
- To fix the error, she revised her draft.
- Having studied hard, the exam felt easy to her.
- Confused by the question, the teacher explained it again.
Correct answer: Running to the bus, my keys fell out.
A dangling modifier occurs when the modifying phrase doesn't logically connect to the subject of the main clause.
Question 5: Which sentence is in the passive voice?
- The chef prepared the meal.
- The meal was prepared by the chef. (Correct answer)
- She is preparing dinner now.
- They will prepare the report.
Correct answer: The meal was prepared by the chef.
Passive voice uses a form of 'to be' plus the past participle, making the object the grammatical subject.
Question 6: Which option correctly uses a relative clause?
- The man which called you is my uncle.
- The book that I borrowed is overdue. (Correct answer)
- The woman who's car was stolen filed a report.
- The dog whom barked is friendly.
Correct answer: The book that I borrowed is overdue.
'That' is correctly used as a relative pronoun referring to a thing (the book) in a restrictive clause.
Question 7: Choose the sentence with the correct conditional form.
- If I will study harder, I pass.
- If she studied harder, she would pass. (Correct answer)
- If they had study, they would passed.
- If he studies, he would have passed.
Correct answer: If she studied harder, she would pass.
The second conditional uses 'if + simple past' in the condition clause and 'would + base verb' in the result clause.
ESL Grammar and Sentence Structure 2
Which sentence uses the present perfect correctly?