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Grammar and sentence structure
10 NET English questions with answers and explanations.
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Not only the teacher but also the students ___ present.
- 1 was
- 2 is
- 3 were
- 4 has been
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Correct answer: were
With not only ... but also, the verb agrees with the noun closest to it, which is students, so it is plural.
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He asked me where I ___.
- 1 live
- 2 lived
- 3 am living
- 4 will live
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Correct answer: lived
In reported speech, the present tense shifts back to the past tense, so live becomes lived.
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I wish I ___ taller.
- 1 am
- 2 was being
- 3 were
- 4 will be
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Correct answer: were
After wish, an unreal present situation uses the past form, and were is used for all persons.
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She is the student ___ won the first prize.
- 1 whom
- 2 which
- 3 who
- 4 whose
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Correct answer: who
Who is used for a person acting as the subject of the verb won.
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Scarcely had we begun the journey ___ it started to rain.
- 1 when
- 2 than
- 3 that
- 4 then
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Correct answer: when
Scarcely and hardly are followed by when. No sooner is followed by than.
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The teacher, along with his students, ___ going to the museum.
- 1 are
- 2 is
- 3 were
- 4 have been
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Correct answer: is
The phrase along with does not make the subject plural. The subject is teacher, so the verb is singular.
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Mathematics ___ my favourite subject.
- 1 are
- 2 were
- 3 is
- 4 have been
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Correct answer: is
The names of subjects such as mathematics, physics and economics take a singular verb.
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I have been waiting ___ two hours.
- 1 since
- 2 for
- 3 from
- 4 by
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Correct answer: for
For is used with a length of time, such as two hours. Since is used with a starting point.
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If it ___ tomorrow, we will cancel the picnic.
- 1 will rain
- 2 would rain
- 3 rains
- 4 rained
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Correct answer: rains
In a first conditional sentence, the if clause uses the simple present, even though it refers to the future.
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Choose the correct sentence.
- 1 He is more taller than I am.
- 2 He is tallest than I am.
- 3 He is taller as I am.
- 4 He is taller than I am.
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Correct answer: He is taller than I am.
The comparative is taller, followed by than. More taller is a double comparative, tallest is a superlative, and as is the wrong linking word.