ISAT Written English and Grammar 2 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: Choose the sentence that correctly uses articles (a, an, the):
- She is the honest person I know.
- He wants to become an university professor.
- The Eiffel Tower is a famous landmark in Paris. (Correct answer)
- I saw a most interesting movie last night.
Correct answer: The Eiffel Tower is a famous landmark in Paris.
"The Eiffel Tower" correctly uses the definite article for a unique landmark, and "a famous landmark" correctly uses the indefinite article.
Question 2: Which sentence uses the passive voice appropriately?
- The researcher conducted the experiment carefully and methodically.
- The new policy was announced by the director at last week's meeting. (Correct answer)
- The team completed the project before the deadline.
- Someone discovered the error during the final review.
Correct answer: The new policy was announced by the director at last week's meeting.
The passive voice appropriately emphasizes what was announced rather than who announced it, and the agent is included for clarity.
Question 3: Select the sentence with correct preposition use:
- She is very interested on learning new languages.
- The report was written by the team, who presented it at the conference. (Correct answer)
- He has been living here since three years.
- The solution depends of the available resources.
Correct answer: The report was written by the team, who presented it at the conference.
"Written by the team" correctly uses "by" to indicate the agent of the passive construction, and "at the conference" is also correct.
Question 4: Which sentence correctly uses a conditional structure?
- If she will study harder, she will pass the exam.
- If I would have known earlier, I would have helped.
- Had she studied harder, she would have passed the exam. (Correct answer)
- If he studies, he would pass the exam.
Correct answer: Had she studied harder, she would have passed the exam.
"Had she studied harder, she would have passed" is a correct inverted third conditional expressing an unreal past condition.
Question 5: Identify the sentence with a correctly formed relative clause:
- The professor who's lecture I attended was very knowledgeable.
- The book that I borrowed it from the library was fascinating.
- The students whose essays received high marks were invited to present. (Correct answer)
- The city where I grew up there has changed a lot.
Correct answer: The students whose essays received high marks were invited to present.
"Whose essays received high marks" correctly uses the possessive relative pronoun "whose" to modify "students."
Question 6: Which sentence avoids a run-on error?
- The experiment failed however the scientists did not give up.
- The experiment failed; however, the scientists did not give up. (Correct answer)
- The experiment failed, however the scientists did not give up.
- The experiment failed, the scientists did not give up.
Correct answer: The experiment failed; however, the scientists did not give up.
A semicolon before "however" and a comma after it correctly joins two independent clauses linked by a conjunctive adverb.
Question 7: Which sentence uses the subjunctive mood correctly?
- The professor recommended that the student revises his thesis.
- It is essential that every participant signs the consent form.
- The committee requires that each application be submitted by Friday. (Correct answer)
- She suggested that he should submits his report early.
Correct answer: The committee requires that each application be submitted by Friday.
The subjunctive "be submitted" (base form) is correctly used after "requires that" to express a formal requirement.
ISAT Written English and Grammar 2
Choose the sentence that correctly uses articles (a, an, the):