ALCPT Grammar 3 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: The report must _____ by Friday.
- submit
- submitting
- be submitted (Correct answer)
- have submitted
Correct answer: be submitted
Passive voice 'be submitted' is needed because the report receives the action.
Question 2: _____ you finish your homework, you may watch TV.
- Until
- Since
- Once (Correct answer)
- Despite
Correct answer: Once
'Once' means 'after' and correctly links completing homework to watching TV as a condition.
Question 3: We have lived here _____ ten years.
- since
- during
- for (Correct answer)
- ago
Correct answer: for
'For' is used with a duration of time (ten years) with the present perfect.
Question 4: The children enjoy _____ in the park.
- play
- to play
- played
- playing (Correct answer)
Correct answer: playing
The verb 'enjoy' is always followed by a gerund ('-ing' form).
Question 5: _____ is a long way from New York to Los Angeles.
- There
- That
- It (Correct answer)
- This
Correct answer: It
'It' functions as a dummy subject in sentences describing distance.
Question 6: He is the _____ student in the class.
- more intelligent
- most intelligent (Correct answer)
- intelligenter
- much intelligent
Correct answer: most intelligent
The superlative 'most intelligent' is used when comparing one to all others in a group.
Question 7: She _____ her keys, so she couldn't enter the house.
- loses
- has lost
- lost (Correct answer)
- was losing
Correct answer: lost
Simple past 'lost' describes a completed action with a clear past result (couldn't enter).
ALCPT Grammar 3
The report must _____ by Friday.