Worked examples
Two examples
Example 1
From a notice: The boiler in the basement ______ repairs.Choices: need / needs / needing
- Each sentence in the passage tests one thing from Parts 1 to 5. First ask what this sentence is testing: the choices are forms of one verb, so it is agreement.
- Find the subject: boiler, one. In the basement only tells where.
- Singular subject, singular verb.
Answer: The boiler in the basement needs repairs.
Example 2
From a letter: My neighbors upstairs say ______ ceiling is wet too.Choices: there / their / they’re
- The choices sound alike, so this one tests confused words.
- The ceiling belongs to the neighbors: their.
Answer: My neighbors upstairs say their ceiling is wet too.
Where this is taught: Grammar: Start Here
In your Kaplan book: Unit 1, Chapter 8, with Chapter 9, Lesson 4, and Chapter 7, Lessons 1 and 3
The drill
Ten questions
How many:
The questions are the sentences of a short passage, in order: one passage in a set of five, two in a set of ten. Read each one, open its drop-down, and choose the words that make it correct. Then press Check my answers at the bottom.Read the passage in order. In each sentence, circle the choice in the brackets that makes it correct. The answer key, with the reasoning, is on the last page.