Versant English Proficiency VERSANT Sentence Completion 3

Question 1

Neither the manager nor the employees ______ aware of the new policy.

Accepted Answer

were

Answer

With 'neither...nor', the verb agrees with the nearer subject 'employees'.

Question 2

I'd rather you ______ smoke inside the building.

Accepted Answer

didn't

Answer

'Would rather' plus a subject takes the past tense for present preference.

Question 3

By the time we arrived, the train ______ already left.

Accepted Answer

had

Answer

The past perfect 'had left' shows an action completed before another past action.

Question 4

The report needs ______ before the deadline on Friday.

Accepted Answer

finishing

Answer

'Need' plus the -ing form expresses a passive necessity.

Question 5

She speaks English ______ than her brother does.

Accepted Answer

more fluently

Answer

Adverbs ending in -ly form the comparative with 'more'.

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