ALCPT Grammar 4 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: By the time the guests arrived, she _____ dinner.
- cooked
- has cooked
- had cooked (Correct answer)
- was cooking
Correct answer: had cooked
Past perfect 'had cooked' shows the cooking was completed before the guests arrived.
Question 2: He works _____ harder than his brother.
- very
- much (Correct answer)
- more
- most
Correct answer: much
'Much' is used before comparative adjectives/adverbs to intensify the comparison.
Question 3: I would rather _____ home than go to the party.
- stay (Correct answer)
- staying
- to stay
- stayed
Correct answer: stay
'Would rather' is followed by the base form (infinitive without 'to').
Question 4: The news _____ surprising to everyone.
- were
- have been
- was (Correct answer)
- are
Correct answer: was
'News' is an uncountable noun that takes a singular verb.
Question 5: She told me that she _____ come tomorrow.
- will
- would (Correct answer)
- can
- shall
Correct answer: would
In reported speech, 'will' shifts to 'would' when the reporting verb is past tense.
Question 6: _____ of the two solutions is correct.
- Both
- Neither (Correct answer)
- All
- Each
Correct answer: Neither
'Neither' means 'not one and not the other' and is used with exactly two options.
Question 7: You _____ see a doctor; that cough sounds serious.
- could
- might
- should (Correct answer)
- would
Correct answer: should
'Should' expresses advice or recommendation.
ALCPT Grammar 4
By the time the guests arrived, she _____ dinner.