MUET Malaysia (Malaysian University English Test) · Language and Grammar
Advanced Conditionals, Inverted Conditionals, and Modality
18 practice questions, each with the answer and an explanation.
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- Choose the option that correctly completes the mixed conditional sentence:
If the municipal council ________ flood-mitigation barriers along the riverbank last decade, the commercial district would n… - Select the correct expression to complete the inverted counterfactual statement:
________ the prompt intervention of wildlife veterinary teams, several endangered Malayan tiger cubs would have perish… - Choose the grammatically accurate phrase to express a present hypothetical precondition:
________ ongoing government agricultural subsidies, rural farming collectives would be unable to absorb curren… - Select the modal construction that conveys logical past deduction based on empirical evidence:
The sediment layers display sharp traces of volcanic ash; therefore, a violent eruption ________ during… - Choose the modal verb phrase that correctly expresses logical impossibility in the past:
Given that the laboratory access logs show Dr. Lee was in Tokyo on Monday, she ________ the unauthorized biolo… - Complete the mixed conditional construction:
If the lead researcher ________ so fluent in Mandarin, she would not have been selected to negotiate the bilateral research treaty last year. - Choose the grammatically standard verb form following the archaic/formal conjunction 'lest':
The laboratory director ordered the immediate refrigeration of the biological cultures lest they ________… - Select the verb form that indicates an unreal counterfactual state after 'as though':
The junior administrator addressed the international delegation as though he ________ the plenipotentiary ambassa… - Choose the most appropriate conditional discourse marker to complete the formal policy statement:
The ministry will disburse the research grant, ________ that the university submits audited quarterly… - Identify the option that expresses an unfulfilled past obligation or recommended action:
The project manager ________ the civil aviation authority before initiating drone surveying flights over the m… - Select the correct structure to complete the inverted counterfactual passive clause:
________ earlier of the impending cyclone, the maritime fishing fleet would have remained docked in the harbor. - Select the phrase that expresses successfully achieved past ability on a specific occasion:
Despite the dense jungle terrain and torrential rains, the rescue expedition ________ the stranded geologis… - Choose the prepositional construction that functions as a counterfactual conditional trigger:
________ her remarkable composure under intense congressional cross-examination, the cabinet secretary wo… - Choose the correct verbal complement for the expression of involuntary reaction:
When reviewing the catastrophic telemetry data, the flight director could not help ________ that human error contribut… - Select the verbal construction that expresses the anticipated completion of an action prior to a specified future point:
By the time the new high-speed rail corridor opens in November, the civil engi… - Choose the construction that indicates a scheduled or intended past arrangement that did not materialize:
The visiting astrophysicist ________ the plenary lecture on gravitational radiation, but sudd… - Select the conjunction that expresses a precautionary measure rather than a contractual condition:
The expedition leader distributed redundant satellite transmitters ________ the primary communicatio… - Choose the correct verbal combination for the mixed conditional structure:
If Professor Tan ________ such a meticulous researcher, she ________ such an embarrassing oversight in the published monogra…
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