Versant English Proficiency VERSANT Sentence Completion 3 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: Neither the manager nor the employees ______ aware of the new policy.
- were (Correct answer)
- was
- is
- has been
Correct answer: were
With 'neither...nor', the verb agrees with the nearer subject 'employees'.
Question 2: I'd rather you ______ smoke inside the building.
- didn't (Correct answer)
- don't
- won't
- not
Correct answer: didn't
'Would rather' plus a subject takes the past tense for present preference.
Question 3: By the time we arrived, the train ______ already left.
- had (Correct answer)
- has
- have
- was
Correct answer: had
The past perfect 'had left' shows an action completed before another past action.
Question 4: The report needs ______ before the deadline on Friday.
- finishing (Correct answer)
- to finishing
- finish
- finished
Correct answer: finishing
'Need' plus the -ing form expresses a passive necessity.
Question 5: She speaks English ______ than her brother does.
- more fluently (Correct answer)
- fluentlier
- most fluently
- more fluent
Correct answer: more fluently
Adverbs ending in -ly form the comparative with 'more'.
Question 6: We look forward to ______ from you soon.
- hearing (Correct answer)
- hear
- heard
- be hearing
Correct answer: hearing
'Look forward to' is followed by the -ing form.
Question 7: Hardly ______ the office when the phone rang.
- had I entered (Correct answer)
- I had entered
- did I enter
- I entered
Correct answer: had I entered
After 'hardly' at the start of a sentence, the auxiliary is inverted.
Versant English Proficiency VERSANT Sentence Completion 3
Neither the manager nor the employees ______ aware of the new policy.