ALCPT Grammar 2 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: She _____ to the store before it closed.
- has gone
- had gone (Correct answer)
- was going
- goes
Correct answer: had gone
Past perfect 'had gone' expresses an action completed before another past event.
Question 2: Neither the students nor the teacher _____ ready.
- were
- are
- is (Correct answer)
- have been
Correct answer: is
With 'neither...nor,' the verb agrees with the subject closest to it (teacher = singular).
Question 3: The book _____ on the shelf was written in 1985.
- sat
- sitting (Correct answer)
- sits
- to sit
Correct answer: sitting
A present participle ('sitting') can function as an adjective modifying 'book.'
Question 4: He spoke so _____ that no one could hear him.
- quiet
- quieter
- quietly (Correct answer)
- most quietly
Correct answer: quietly
An adverb ('quietly') modifies the verb 'spoke.'
Question 5: If I _____ more time, I would travel the world.
- have
- had (Correct answer)
- will have
- would have
Correct answer: had
Second conditional uses past simple ('had') in the if-clause for unreal present situations.
Question 6: The manager asked the employees _____ overtime.
- work
- working
- to work (Correct answer)
- worked
Correct answer: to work
After 'ask + object,' use an infinitive ('to work').
Question 7: That is the woman _____ car was stolen.
- who
- whom
- whose (Correct answer)
- which
Correct answer: whose
'Whose' is the possessive relative pronoun used to show ownership.
ALCPT Grammar 2
She _____ to the store before it closed.