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Question formats

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How to approach this practice

Read the complete sentence and notice the subject, verb form, time reference and word order before answering.

1. Question 1 · Single choice

   Choose one answer.

   Choose the sentence with the correct passive construction.

   1. The Senate defeated the bill was.
   2. The bill was defeated by the Senate.
   3. The bill defeated was the Senate.
   4. The Senate was the bill defeating.
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   Answer

   The bill was defeated by the Senate.

   The passive correctly uses “was defeated” for the bill.

2. Question 2 · Single choice

   Choose one answer.

   Choose the correct reduced relative clause.

   1. The bill supported by the sector failed.
   2. The bill supporting by the sector failed.
   3. The bill was supported the sector failed.
   4. The bill support by the sector failed.
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   Answer

   The bill supported by the sector failed.

   “Supported by” correctly reduces “that was supported by.”

3. Question 3 · Single choice

   Choose one answer.

   Choose the correct verb form after “may.”

   1. may influenced
   2. may influencing
   3. may influence
   4. may to influence
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   Answer

   may influence

   Modal verbs are followed by the base form “influence.”

4. Question 4 · Single choice

   Choose one answer.

   Choose the sentence with the correct conditional structure.

   1. If details were available, analysts would assess consequences.
   2. If details are available, analysts would assessed consequences.
   3. If details were available, analysts assess would consequences.
   4. If details would be available, analysts assessed consequences.
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   Answer

   If details were available, analysts would assess consequences.

   The second conditional uses “would” in the result clause.

5. Question 5 · Single choice

   Choose one answer.

   Choose the correct gerund after “force.”

   1. force participants reconsider
   2. force participants reconsidering
   3. force participants to reconsider
   4. force participants to reconsidering
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   Answer

   force participants to reconsider

   The structure is “force someone to reconsider,” requiring the infinitive.

6. Question 6 · Single choice

   Choose one answer.

   Choose the correct connector showing contrast.

   1. Although the effects are uncertain, the result is clear.
   2. Because the effects are uncertain, the result is clear although.
   3. Despite the effects are uncertain, the result is clear.
   4. The effects are uncertain, therefore the result is clear although.
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   Answer

   Although the effects are uncertain, the result is clear.

   “Although” introduces a contrast between uncertainty and clear results.

7. Question 7 · Single choice

   Choose one answer.

   Choose the correct noun clause structure.

   1. The sector must decide what should it do next.
   2. The sector must decide what it should do next.
   3. The sector must decide what does it do next.
   4. The sector must decide what should do it next.
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   Answer

   The sector must decide what it should do next.

   The indirect question requires statement word order after “what.”

What to review next

After checking an answer, explain the rule in your own words and write a new sentence using the same pattern. Revisit any rules you could not explain.

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