Grade 12 Elite English Revision

What is the correct structure of the past perfect tense?

• Subject + will + past participle

• Subject + had + past participle

• Subject + has + past participle

• Subject + was + past participle

Which sentence correctly uses the past perfect tense?

• She had painted the masterpiece before the exhibition started.

• She has painted the masterpiece before the exhibition started.

• She was painting the masterpiece before the exhibition started.

• She will paint the masterpiece before the exhibition started.

What is the function of 'could have + past participle'?

• To describe present ability

• To speculate about past events

• To discuss future possibilities

• To express certainty about past events

Which of the following sentences correctly uses 'could have'?

• The artist could have won the competition, but she submitted her work late.

• The artist could win the competition, but she submitted her work late.

• The artist can have won the competition, but she submitted her work late.

• The artist should have won the competition, but she submitted her work late.

What is the correct structure of correlative conjunctions using 'not only... but also'?

• Not only + subject + verb, but also + subject + verb

• Not only + verb + subject, but also + complement

• Not only + complement, but also + subject + verb

• Not only + subject + verb, but also + complement

Choose the correct sentence using 'not only... but also'.

• Not only he enjoys painting, but also he loves sculpture.

• Not only does he enjoy painting, but he also loves sculpture.

• Not only enjoys he painting, but also loves sculpture.

• Not only he enjoyed painting, but also he loved sculpture.

What is the function of cleft sentences?

• To give commands

• To emphasize specific information

• To express a habit

• To indicate past events

Which of the following is a correct cleft sentence?

• It was the lighting that made the painting look more dramatic.

• It is the lighting made the painting look more dramatic.

• It was the lighting who made the painting look more dramatic.

• It was the lighting what made the painting look more dramatic.

Which sentence is in the passive voice (present simple)?

• The gallery visits thousands of tourists every year.

• The gallery is visited by thousands of tourists every year.

• The gallery was visited by thousands of tourists every year.

• The gallery had visited by thousands of tourists every year.

Which of the following uses adverb inversion correctly?

• Never I have seen such a beautiful artwork.

• Rarely have I seen such a beautiful artwork.

• I have rarely seen such a beautiful artwork.

• Rarely I have seen such a beautiful artwork.