VEPT Sentence Building from Fragments 4

Question 1

Rearrange: 'neither / came / to the party / nor / he / she'

Accepted Answer

Neither he nor she came to the party.

Answer

'Neither...nor' is a correlative conjunction connecting parallel subjects before the verb.

Question 2

Form a sentence from: 'been / I / to Paris / have / never'

Accepted Answer

I have never been to Paris.

Answer

In a positive statement, frequency adverbs like 'never' come between the auxiliary 'have' and the past participle.

Question 3

Which sentence correctly uses: 'although / tired / she / was / she kept working'?

Accepted Answer

Both A and B are correct.

Answer

A subordinate 'although' clause can begin or end the sentence; both positions are grammatically correct.

Question 4

Rearrange: 'the children / playing / in the garden / were'

Accepted Answer

The children were playing in the garden.

Answer

Past continuous follows: subject + was/were + present participle + location.

Question 5

Form a sentence from: 'it / a good idea / would be / to call first'

Accepted Answer

It would be a good idea to call first.

Answer

The structure 'It would be + adjective phrase + infinitive' is standard for suggestions.

VEPT - Versant English Placement Test Practice Test