STEP Grammar and Structure 1 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: Choose the correct sentence:
- She don't like coffee.
- She doesn't likes coffee.
- She doesn't like coffee. (Correct answer)
- She not like coffee.
Correct answer: She doesn't like coffee.
'Doesn't' is the correct negative form for third-person singular (she/he/it) in simple present tense. 'Doesn't' already contains the 's' marker, so the main verb stays in base form: 'like,' not 'likes.'
Question 2: Select the correct form: 'By the time we arrived, the meeting _____ already _____.'
- has / started
- had / started (Correct answer)
- have / started
- was / starting
Correct answer: had / started
Past perfect tense (had + past participle) is used for an action completed before another past action. The meeting started (earlier past) before we arrived (later past). 'Had already started' correctly shows the earlier action.
Question 3: Which sentence uses the passive voice correctly?
- The report was wrote by the manager.
- The report was written by the manager. (Correct answer)
- The report written by the manager.
- The report was writing by the manager.
Correct answer: The report was written by the manager.
Passive voice is formed with: be + past participle. 'Was written' uses the correct past participle of 'write.' Common error: using past tense ('wrote') instead of past participle ('written') in passive constructions.
Question 4: Choose the correct relative pronoun: 'The university _____ I graduated from is in Riyadh.'
- who
- which (Correct answer)
- whom
- whose
Correct answer: which
'Which' is used for things (the university is a thing/place). 'Who/whom' are for people. 'Whose' shows possession. 'That' could also be used here, but 'which' is the best choice among the options for referring to a place/institution.
Question 5: Identify the error: 'Each of the students have completed their assignment.'
- 'Each' should be 'Every'
- 'have' should be 'has' because 'each' is singular (Correct answer)
- 'their' should be 'his'
- There is no error
Correct answer: 'have' should be 'has' because 'each' is singular
'Each' is a singular indefinite pronoun, requiring a singular verb: 'has,' not 'have.' The correct sentence is: 'Each of the students has completed their assignment.' ('Their' is acceptable as a gender-neutral singular pronoun in modern English.)
Question 6: Choose the correct conditional: 'If I _____ more time, I would study abroad.'
- have
- had (Correct answer)
- will have
- has
Correct answer: had
This is a second conditional (unreal/hypothetical present): If + past tense, would + base verb. 'If I had more time' (hypothetical — I don't have enough time now), 'I would study abroad' (imagined result). It describes an unlikely or imaginary situation.
STEP Grammar and Structure 1
Choose the correct sentence: