General Scholastic Assessment Flashcards

By the time Lydia books the flight to Poland, she has called her grandmother about the visit.

Answer: Will have called

Future Perfect: something happening between present and unspecified future time.

Too busy for her own good, Nadine was negligent about drinking enough water.

Answer: Was negligent

Simple Past Tense

Even though Adam was a great roommate, Lionel hated his to sing in the shower.

Answer: His singing

Gerund functioning as a noun, possessive modifies Lionel doesn't hate Adam (him), but "his singing"

The secretary apologized to the prime minister to being late to the meeting:

Answer: For being

Gerund follows the preposition "for," infinitive does not.

At the night club, the plain clothes detective noticed a dark-haired man's standing alone in the corner.

Answer: Man standing

Noticed the dark-haired man, not specifically "standing."

During the nineteenth century, Charles Dickens has become one of the most famous British novelist.

Answer: Became

Simple past (date in past), not perfect present

Since the rise of his designs, such as Falling Water, to world-re-known, Frank Lloyd Wright has become an icon of modern architecture.

Answer: Has become

Since and "for" require present perfect tense. "Would" should not be used with present tense.

The professor tells her students, who promise they would study quietly for three hours, that she won't give extra assignments.

Answer: Will study

"will" always with present tense sentence

When he penned Richard III in the early 1590s, Shakespeare did not know that he will become the greatest English dramatist.

Answer: Would become

"Would" with past tense

My little brother has grew two inches during the past year:

Answer: Has grown

Past participle instead of simple past

When Margaret checked the pie, she noticed that father has taken a slice.

Answer: Had checked, had taken

1st action always uses past perfect, 2nd uses simple past.