Duolingo English Test Duolingo English Grammar and Sentence Completion Questions and Answers

Question 1

Choose the correct sentence: ___ she finished the report, she sent it to her manager.

Accepted Answer

After

Answer

'After' correctly shows that one completed action preceded another.

Question 2

Which sentence uses the present perfect correctly?

Accepted Answer

She has lived in New York for five years.

Answer

The present perfect with 'for' describes an action that started in the past and continues to the present.

Question 3

Select the grammatically correct sentence.

Accepted Answer

Neither the students nor the teacher was prepared.

Answer

With 'neither…nor,' the verb agrees with the subject closest to it; since 'teacher' is singular, 'was' is correct.

Question 4

Which word best completes the sentence? The conference was postponed ___ the severe weather.

Accepted Answer

due to

Answer

'Due to' is a prepositional phrase used to introduce a noun phrase cause.

Question 5

Identify the sentence with correct subject-verb agreement.

Accepted Answer

The number of applications has increased.

Answer

'The number of' takes a singular verb because 'number' is the subject.

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