Gapping and Shared Elements in Coordination —
Forms in Context.

Question 1

In “The northern branch handles exports, and the southern branch, imports”, the second clause contains _____.

Options: two verb phrases sharing one subject, a gapped verb and two contrasting remnants, a final object shared by both verbs

Question 2

In “The technician checked the connection and restarted the system”, the coordinated verb phrases share _____.

Options: the subject and an auxiliary, a final object, the subject only

Question 3

In “The editor requested, and the photographer supplied, a new portrait”, a new portrait _____.

Options: completes both coordinated parts, completes only the second coordinated part, replaces a missing verb in the second part

Question 4

In “The legal team will review the contract, and the sales team will too”, the second will _____.

Options: is shared by both coordinated subjects, remains before an omitted verb phrase, marks two remnants after a gapped verb

Question 5

Expand the second clause without changing its aspect: “The coastal office has been processing applications online, and the inland office, by post.” The inland office _____ applications by post.

Options: had been processing, will be processing, has been processing

Question 6

Expand the second clause: “He values flexibility, and they, stability.” They _____ stability.

Options: value, values, valuing

Question 7

Both clauses must describe putting objects in locations: “The assistant put the samples in the fridge, and the researcher, the notes _____.”

Options: with great care, in the drawer, before the meeting

Question 8

The first visit is past and the second is explicitly future. Complete the expansion: “Last Friday, the inspector visited the factory, and next Monday the engineer _____ the warehouse.”

Options: has visited, visited, will visit

Question 9

The intended contrast is positive versus negative: the first reviewer recommends publication, but the second does not. Complete the explicit second clause: “The first reviewer recommends publication, but the second _____ publication.”

Options: does not recommend, does recommend, not recommends

Question 10

For neutral edited prose, complete the reason clause: “The manager checked the figures because the assistant _____ the totals.”

Options: questioning, had questioned, had questioning

Question 11

Use has as the shared auxiliary for both actions: “The committee has examined the complaint and _____ a formal reply.”

Options: wrote, writing, written

Question 12

Keep the proposal as the shared complement of both parts: “The chair spoke in favour of, but the treasurer objected _____, the proposal.”

Options: to, against, for

Question 13

Compare “The first train leaves at six, and the second, at seven” with “The first train leaves at six and the second at seven”. In these gapping constructions, the comma marking the missing verb is _____.

Options: required whenever a verb is omitted, optional and can indicate a pause, forbidden when the remnants include a time

Question 14

Expand the second clause while preserving all three contrasts: “The charity sent blankets to the shelter, and the school, books to the library.” The school _____.

Options: sent blankets to the library, sent books to the shelter, sent books to the library

Question 15

A long shared-final construction is hard to follow in a casual message. Which revision preserves both judgements without delaying their complements? _____

Options: The landlord accepted the revised terms, but the tenants objected to them., The landlord accepted the revised terms, but the tenants objected them., The landlord accepted to the revised terms, but the tenants objected to them.