APTIS Core Grammar Sentence Completion 2 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: She hasn't finished her homework ___.
- already
- yet (Correct answer)
- still
- just
Correct answer: yet
'Yet' is used with negative sentences to indicate something expected hasn't happened.
Question 2: By the time we arrived, the movie ___ started.
- has
- had (Correct answer)
- was
- have
Correct answer: had
Past perfect 'had started' is used for an action completed before another past event.
Question 3: Neither the students nor the teacher ___ ready for the exam.
- were
- was (Correct answer)
- are
- be
Correct answer: was
With 'neither...nor', the verb agrees with the subject closest to it ('teacher'), which is singular.
Question 4: I would rather ___ at home than go out tonight.
- staying
- to stay
- stay (Correct answer)
- stayed
Correct answer: stay
'Would rather' is followed by the base form of the verb.
Question 5: The report ___ to the board by Friday.
- must submit
- must be submitted (Correct answer)
- must have submitted
- must submitting
Correct answer: must be submitted
The passive 'must be submitted' is needed because the subject (report) receives the action.
Question 6: He speaks English ___ than his sister.
- more fluently (Correct answer)
- most fluently
- fluenter
- more fluent
Correct answer: more fluently
Adverbs of more than two syllables use 'more' for comparative form.
Question 7: I suggested ___ the meeting until next week.
- to postpone
- postponing (Correct answer)
- postpone
- postponed
Correct answer: postponing
'Suggest' is followed by a gerund (-ing form), not an infinitive.
APTIS Core Grammar Sentence Completion 2
She hasn't finished her homework ___.