TOEFL Grammar and Sentence Structure 2

Question 1

Which of the following sentences is grammatically CORRECT?

Accepted Answer

Neither the students nor the teacher is ready.

Answer

With 'neither...nor,' the verb agrees with the subject closest to it ('teacher' — singular), so 'is' is correct. 'Neither...nor' (not 'or') is the standard pair.

Question 2

Identify the sentence that correctly uses a RELATIVE CLAUSE:

Accepted Answer

The book that I borrowed from the library was fascinating.

Answer

Option B correctly uses 'that' as a relative pronoun to introduce the defining relative clause, without redundantly repeating 'it.'

Question 3

Which sentence correctly uses the PAST PERFECT tense?

Accepted Answer

By the time she arrived, he had already left.

Answer

The past perfect ('had left') is used to describe an action that was completed before another past action ('she arrived'); it correctly sequences two past events.

Question 4

Choose the sentence that CORRECTLY uses a conditional structure:

Accepted Answer

If I studied harder, I would pass the exam.

Answer

The second conditional uses 'If + simple past, would + base verb' to describe a hypothetical present or future scenario; Option B follows this structure correctly.

Question 5

Which sentence demonstrates CORRECT subject-verb agreement?

Accepted Answer

The data show a clear trend in consumer behavior.

Answer

In formal academic writing, 'data' is treated as a plural noun (Latin plural of 'datum'), requiring the plural verb 'show.' The form 'datas' does not exist.

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TOEFL Grammar and Sentence Structure 2