Core Grammar Sentence Completion Flashcards
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She hasn't finished her homework ___.
Answer: yet
'Yet' is used with negative sentences to indicate something expected hasn't happened.
By the time we arrived, the movie ___ started.
Answer: had
Past perfect 'had started' is used for an action completed before another past event.
Neither the students nor the teacher ___ ready for the exam.
Answer: was
With 'neither...nor', the verb agrees with the subject closest to it ('teacher'), which is singular.
I would rather ___ at home than go out tonight.
Answer: stay
'Would rather' is followed by the base form of the verb.
The report ___ to the board by Friday.
Answer: must be submitted
The passive 'must be submitted' is needed because the subject (report) receives the action.
He speaks English ___ than his sister.
Answer: more fluently
Adverbs of more than two syllables use 'more' for comparative form.
I suggested ___ the meeting until next week.
Answer: postponing
'Suggest' is followed by a gerund (-ing form), not an infinitive.