- English Language Test for International Students Grammar for Sentence Completion Questions and Answers Flashcards

Choose the correct form: 'If she _____ harder, she would have passed the exam.'

Answer: had studied

This is a third conditional (past unreal) requiring 'had + past participle' in the if-clause.

Select the correct word: 'The number of students _____ increased this semester.'

Answer: has

'The number of' is treated as a singular subject, so it takes the singular verb 'has.'

Complete the sentence: 'Neither the teacher _____ the students were prepared for the fire drill.'

Answer: nor

'Neither' must be paired with 'nor' to form the correct correlative conjunction pair.

Which sentence is grammatically correct?

Answer: Each of the students has his or her own textbook.

'Each' is a singular indefinite pronoun and requires a singular verb 'has' and singular pronouns.

Choose the correct option: 'By the time the lecture ends, we _____ for three hours.'

Answer: will have been sitting

The future perfect continuous tense is needed to express an action that will be ongoing up to a specific future point.

Select the correct word: 'The research paper, _____ was published last year, has been widely cited.'

Answer: which

'Which' is used for non-restrictive (extra information) clauses set off by commas referring to things.