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Grammar — Sentence completion

30 q, all post-2024. Fill-in-the-blank with two parallel blanks; tests verb-form + connector + register together.

questions in the bank
30
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subtopic(s) covered
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worked examples
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When you’ll see it

A sentence with two blanks to fill; pick the option whose word-pair best completes both.

How this question type works

30 q, all post-2024. The format is new — most students prepping from pre-2024 papers haven't seen it. Two blanks separated by a connector (and, but, although, because), each blank needing a word that fits BOTH the local grammar AND the relationship the connector implies.

Approach: read the sentence with both blanks blank, identify the connector's logic (parallel/contrast/cause), then test each option's pair. The wrong options usually fail the second blank — the first blank looks fine, but the second creates a meaning mismatch.

Examples: 'He was not only ___ but also ___' (parallel structure — both blanks should be the same part of speech, both positive or both negative). 'Although she was ___, she ___' (contrast — first blank's quality should contrast with second blank's action).

The sub-skills

The rules and habits that decide whether you get this question right.

  • Connector logic — read it first

    and/also = parallel. but/although/yet = contrast. because/since = cause. The connector tells you what relationship the two blanks should have.

  • Test both blanks, not just the first

    Wrong options usually have a plausible first word and a meaning-mismatched second. Always check the second blank against the connector logic.

  • Maintain parallel grammar

    'Not only X but also Y' — X and Y must be same part of speech (both nouns, both verbs, both clauses).

1 worked example from the bank

Real past-year questions tagged to this playbook. Click to reveal options + solution.

Example 1GrammarMODERATE
Directions (Q. Nos. 31 to 35): Each of the following items features one part of a sentence, followed by four alternatives. Complete the sentence by choosing the correct alternative and mark your response on the Answer Sheet accordingly.
I will not pay for the goods

[Q31 · Apr · 2026]

Traps to expect

Distractor shapes specific to this playbook. The page-wide Traps section covers the bank-level patterns.

  • Plausible-first-blank

    The first word fits naturally; the second creates a meaning that contradicts the connector. Always finish reading.

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