ELTIS - English Language Test for International Students Grammar for Sentence Completion Questions and Answers 2

Question 1

Choose the correct form: 'If she _____ harder, she would have passed the exam.'

Accepted Answer

had studied

Answer

This is a third conditional (past unreal) requiring 'had + past participle' in the if-clause.

Question 2

Select the correct word: 'The number of students _____ increased this semester.'

Accepted Answer

has

Answer

'The number of' is treated as a singular subject, so it takes the singular verb 'has.'

Question 3

Complete the sentence: 'Neither the teacher _____ the students were prepared for the fire drill.'

Accepted Answer

nor

Answer

'Neither' must be paired with 'nor' to form the correct correlative conjunction pair.

Question 4

Which sentence is grammatically correct?

Accepted Answer

Each of the students has his or her own textbook.

Answer

'Each' is a singular indefinite pronoun and requires a singular verb 'has' and singular pronouns.

Question 5

Choose the correct option: 'By the time the lecture ends, we _____ for three hours.'

Accepted Answer

will have been sitting

Answer

The future perfect continuous tense is needed to express an action that will be ongoing up to a specific future point.

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