IELTS Grammar & Sentence Structure 3

Question 1

Select the correct passive form: 'They are building a new bridge.'

Accepted Answer

A new bridge is being built.

Answer

The present continuous passive is 'is/are being + past participle'.

Question 2

Which sentence contains a correctly used relative pronoun?

Accepted Answer

This is the colleague whose idea won the award.

Answer

'Whose' shows possession for people and things.

Question 3

Choose the sentence with the correct use of articles.

Accepted Answer

She plays the violin and wants to be an engineer.

Answer

Musical instruments take 'the', and 'an' precedes a vowel sound in 'engineer'.

Question 4

Identify the sentence with correct comparative structure.

Accepted Answer

This task is far more difficult than the last one.

Answer

Long adjectives form comparatives with 'more', and 'than' introduces the comparison.

Question 5

Which sentence correctly uses a gerund as a subject?

Accepted Answer

Swimming every morning improves your health.

Answer

A gerund (-ing form) can act as the subject and takes a singular verb.

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