ECAT English MCQs

The train's departure occurred before another completed past action.
The earlier past event takes the past perfect.

The main action will happen in the future after another future-completed action.
The main clause therefore uses 'will call.'

The sentence describes an action in progress at a specific past time.
The past continuous tense expresses this meaning.

'Since 2020' marks a starting point continuing to the present.
The present perfect is the standard tense for this duration.

The preparation was completed before the guests' arrival.
The past perfect shows this earlier completed past action.

In a 'there is/are' construction, the verb agrees with the following real subject.
'Reasons' is plural, so 'are' is correct.

The head noun of the subject is 'quality,' which is singular.
The plural noun in the prepositional phrase does not control agreement.

The expression 'more than one' normally takes a singular verb.
Therefore, 'has applied' is the standard form.

'Many a' is followed by a singular noun and a singular verb.
Thus, 'student makes' is correct.

The subject is 'Each,' which is singular.
A singular subject takes the singular verb 'has.'

With 'neither...nor,' the verb usually agrees with the nearer subject.
The nearer subject 'employees' is plural, so 'are' is correct.

'News' ends in -s but is treated as a singular uncountable noun.
It therefore takes the singular verb 'is.'