Direction III. Read each question carefully and choose the best answer

Here are the solutions to the grammar and usage questions: 13. If the government planted more trees, the local climate would improve significantly. This is a Type 2 conditional sentence, requiring the simple past tense in the "if" clause. The correct option is C. 14. The Nile River, which flows through several countries, is the longest in Africa. "Which" is used to introduce a non-restrictive clause about a thing (The Nile River). The correct option is D. 15. By the time the students reached the school, the morning bell had rung. "By the time" indicates an action completed before another past action, requiring the past perfect tense. The correct option is C. 16. I am not used to living in such a cold climate like the Simien Mountains. The phrase "be used to" is followed by a gerund (verb + -ing). The correct option is D. 17. He has been writing since 8:00 a.m., and he still hasn't finished the report. "Since 8:00 a.m." and "still hasn't finished" indicate an action that started in the past and continues up to the present, requiring the present perfect continuous tense. The correct option is B. 18. Neither the director nor the teachers were present at the meeting yesterday. With "neither...nor," the verb agrees with the noun closest to it ("teachers" is plural). "Yesterday" indicates past tense. The correct option is A. 19. You must not drive a car unless you have a valid driver's license. "Must not" expresses a prohibition or a strong obligation not to do something. The correct option is B. 20. "Where is the headmaster?" "He has gone to Adama for a workshop." "Has gone" indicates that he left and is currently not here, which answers the question about his present whereabouts. The correct option is C. 21. This is the worst road I have ever travelled on in this region. "Ever travelled" requires the superlative degree of the adjective "bad," which is "worst." The correct option is C. 22. The teacher asked us not to make any noise while the exam was in progress. The structure for a negative instruction after "ask" is "ask + object + not + to-infinitive." The correct option is C. 23. I would have helped you with the project if you had asked me earlier. This is a Type 3 conditional sentence, requiring the past perfect tense in the "if" clause. The correct option is C. 24. The traditional clothes are worn by many people during the holiday. "By many people" indicates the passive voice. "Clothes" is plural, so "are worn" is the correct present simple passive form. The correct option is A. 25. I prefer drinking traditional coffee to drinking tea in the morning. The correct preposition used with "prefer X" when comparing it to "Y" is "to." The correct option is B. 26. Although it was raining heavily, no need of conjunction the students arrived on time. "Although" already serves as the conjunction introducing the concessive clause. No additional conjunction is needed between the two clauses. The correct option is D. 27. The old man who is sitting under the tree is my grandfather. "Who" is the correct relative pronoun to refer to a person when it is the subject of the relative clause ("is sitting"). The correct option is C. Send me the next one 📸