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50 Build a Sentence questions with answers, printable

Fifty items from the Reach120 bank with the answer and the grammar point printed under each one — and fifty different items from the ones on the question-bank page, so working through both gives you a hundred rather than the same fifty twice.

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What is in it

  • Fifty Build a Sentence items across the easy, medium and hard practice tiers, dealt evenly rather than taken from one tier.
  • The accepted arrangement for every item — this is the one 2026 writing task with a real answer key.
  • The grammar point behind each answer, so a wrong item tells you which pattern to work on rather than only that you got it wrong.
  • A separate answer key section in the PDF, so the pack can be worked through on paper before anything is checked.

What it does not cover

  • The other two writing tasks. Write an Email and Write for an Academic Discussion are open responses with no answer key; their prompts ship as their own packs.
  • A timer. Reading fifty answers is a different skill from producing one arrangement under pressure, which is what the free drill is for.
  • The fifty items already published on the Build a Sentence question-bank page. This pack is deliberately the next fifty.

50 Build a Sentence items, with answers

Arrange the words into one grammatical sentence that answers the speaker. The accepted arrangement and the grammar point behind it follow immediately underneath, so cover the answer before you start.

These are the items that follow the fifty on the Build a Sentence question-bank page — a different fifty, not the same fifty printed twice. Read the first fifty on the question-bank page.

Easy items

Difficulty labels are Reach120 practice settings, not ETS levels.

  1. 1. Relative Clauses

    Speaker: Tell me about the program.

    • which
    • covers
    • course
    • is popular
    • whom
    • The
    • science

    AnswerThe course which covers science is popular.

    Relative clause with "which": "Which" introduces a relative clause describing a thing or concept. Place it directly after the noun being described.

    Use "which" for things: The item WHICH has a quality...

  2. 2. Question Formation

    Speaker: You seem curious about the schedule.

    • starts
    • when
    • know
    • Do
    • does
    • the meeting
    • you

    AnswerDo you know when the meeting starts?

    Embedded question word order: In embedded questions, use statement word order after the question word. The subject comes before the verb, not after it.

    Do you know WHERE she IS? (not "where is she")

  3. 3. Question Formation

    Speaker: I need some information.

    • you
    • the library
    • where
    • is
    • tell me
    • Can
    • does

    AnswerCan you tell me where the library is?

    Indirect question formation: Indirect questions start with a polite phrase, then use a question word followed by statement word order (Subject + Verb).

    Could you tell me + question word + Subject + Verb?

  4. 4. Question Formation

    Speaker: I forgot the assignment.

    • the teacher
    • to
    • what
    • Did
    • do
    • explain
    • does

    AnswerDid the teacher explain what to do?

    Embedded question word order: In embedded questions, use statement word order after the question word. The subject comes before the verb, not after it.

    Do you know WHERE she IS? (not "where is she")

  5. 5. Question Formation

    Speaker: There is a new restaurant.

    • you
    • lunch menu
    • their
    • Have
    • does
    • tried
    • special

    AnswerHave you tried their special lunch menu?

    Indirect question formation: Indirect questions start with a polite phrase, then use a question word followed by statement word order (Subject + Verb).

    Could you tell me + question word + Subject + Verb?

  6. 6. Question Formation

    Speaker: I want to go shopping.

    • know
    • did
    • you
    • has sales
    • which
    • Do
    • store

    AnswerDo you know which store has sales?

    Embedded question word order: In embedded questions, use statement word order after the question word. The subject comes before the verb, not after it.

    Do you know WHERE she IS? (not "where is she")

  7. 7. Question Formation

    Speaker: Someone called earlier.

    • she
    • why
    • does
    • today
    • she called
    • Did
    • mention

    AnswerDid she mention why she called today?

    Embedded question word order: In embedded questions, use statement word order after the question word. The subject comes before the verb, not after it.

    Do you know WHERE she IS? (not "where is she")

  8. 8. Question Formation

    Speaker: I am looking for a class.

    • is best
    • which
    • you
    • Can
    • did
    • course
    • recommend

    AnswerCan you recommend which course is best?

    Indirect question formation: Indirect questions start with a polite phrase, then use a question word followed by statement word order (Subject + Verb).

    Could you tell me + question word + Subject + Verb?

  9. 9. Question Formation

    Speaker: I need directions.

    • show me
    • how
    • you
    • does
    • there
    • to get
    • Could

    AnswerCould you show me how to get there?

    Indirect question formation: Indirect questions start with a polite phrase, then use a question word followed by statement word order (Subject + Verb).

    Could you tell me + question word + Subject + Verb?

  10. 10. Question Formation

    Speaker: The package arrived.

    • you
    • it
    • was delivered
    • did
    • when
    • remember
    • Do

    AnswerDo you remember when it was delivered?

    Embedded question word order: In embedded questions, use statement word order after the question word. The subject comes before the verb, not after it.

    Do you know WHERE she IS? (not "where is she")

  11. 11. Modal Verbs

    Speaker: I am tired today.

    • now
    • a short
    • should
    • rest
    • You
    • would
    • take

    AnswerYou should take a short rest now.

    Modal verb: should + base verb: "Should" expresses advice or recommendation and is followed by the base form of the verb, never past tense or infinitive with "to."

    should + base verb: You should STUDY (not "should studied").

  12. 12. Modal Verbs

    Speaker: The test is tomorrow.

    • material
    • the review
    • must
    • We
    • tonight
    • should
    • study

    AnswerWe must study the review material tonight.

    Modal verb: must + base verb: "Must" expresses strong obligation or necessity. It is followed directly by the base form of the verb.

    must + base verb: You must FINISH (not "must to finish").

  13. 13. Modal Verbs

    Speaker: I want to help.

    • shelter
    • at
    • could
    • must
    • volunteer
    • the local
    • You

    AnswerYou could volunteer at the local shelter.

    Modal verb: could + base verb: "Could" expresses possibility or suggestion. Like all modals, it takes the base verb form. Adverbs go between modal and main verb.

    could + base verb: We could VISIT (not "could to visit").

  14. 14. Modal Verbs

    Speaker: What about dinner?

    • pizza
    • some
    • order
    • tonight
    • might
    • should
    • We

    AnswerWe might order some pizza tonight.

    Modal verb: might + base verb: "Might" expresses uncertain possibility. It takes the base form and adverbs usually come between might and the verb.

    might + base verb: They might ARRIVE (not "might arriving").

  15. 15. Modal Verbs

    Speaker: I have a headache.

    • water
    • must
    • plenty of
    • You
    • should
    • drink
    • today

    AnswerYou should drink plenty of water today.

    Modal verb: should + base verb: "Should" expresses advice or recommendation and is followed by the base form of the verb, never past tense or infinitive with "to."

    should + base verb: You should STUDY (not "should studied").

  16. 16. Modal Verbs

    Speaker: How can I improve?

    • might
    • speaking
    • could
    • You
    • practice
    • English
    • daily

    AnswerYou could practice speaking English daily.

    Modal verb: could + base verb: "Could" expresses possibility or suggestion. Like all modals, it takes the base verb form. Adverbs go between modal and main verb.

    could + base verb: We could VISIT (not "could to visit").

  17. 17. Modal Verbs

    Speaker: I need advice.

    • should
    • would
    • a professional
    • soon
    • consult
    • You
    • with

    AnswerYou should consult with a professional soon.

    Modal verb: should + base verb: "Should" expresses advice or recommendation and is followed by the base form of the verb, never past tense or infinitive with "to."

    should + base verb: You should STUDY (not "should studied").

Medium items

Difficulty labels are Reach120 practice settings, not ETS levels.

  1. 18. Basic SVO

    Speaker: What did you learn today?

    • chemical
    • the
    • carefully
    • complex
    • being
    • studied
    • equations
    • I

    AnswerI carefully studied the complex chemical equations.

    SVO with adverbial modifiers: When adverbs modify the verb, they typically come before the main verb or after the object. Manner adverbs often follow the object.

    Subject + adverb + Verb + Object, or Subject + Verb + Object + adverb.

  2. 19. Relative Clauses

    Speaker: What makes a good team?

    • well
    • communicates
    • better results
    • A
    • achieves
    • that
    • who
    • team

    AnswerA team that communicates well achieves better results.

    Relative clause with "that": "That" introduces a defining relative clause for people or things. It identifies which specific noun is being discussed.

    Use "that" to identify: The one THAT matches the description...

  3. 20. Relative Clauses

    Speaker: Who is your best friend?

    • friend
    • lives
    • who
    • calls me
    • My
    • in Boston
    • which
    • every week

    AnswerMy friend who lives in Boston calls me every week.

    Relative clause with "who": "Who" introduces a relative clause describing a person. The clause comes immediately after the noun it modifies and contains its own verb.

    Use "who" for people: The person WHO does something...

  4. 21. Relative Clauses

    Speaker: What event is happening?

    • concert
    • which
    • who
    • starts
    • jazz musicians
    • The
    • at eight
    • features

    AnswerThe concert which features jazz musicians starts at eight.

    Relative clause with "which": "Which" introduces a relative clause describing a thing or concept. Place it directly after the noun being described.

    Use "which" for things: The item WHICH has a quality...

  5. 22. Relative Clauses

    Speaker: Tell me about the company.

    • recently expanded
    • develops
    • its operations
    • who
    • firm
    • that
    • software
    • The

    AnswerThe firm that develops software recently expanded its operations.

    Relative clause with "that": "That" introduces a defining relative clause for people or things. It identifies which specific noun is being discussed.

    Use "that" to identify: The one THAT matches the description...

  6. 23. Relative Clauses

    Speaker: Which book did you enjoy?

    • novel
    • explored
    • whom
    • The
    • that
    • my perspective
    • human nature
    • changed

    AnswerThe novel that explored human nature changed my perspective.

    Relative clause with "that": "That" introduces a defining relative clause for people or things. It identifies which specific noun is being discussed.

    Use "that" to identify: The one THAT matches the description...

  7. 24. Relative Clauses

    Speaker: Who taught you to cook?

    • chef
    • in Paris
    • opened
    • The
    • trained
    • a restaurant
    • which
    • who

    AnswerThe chef who trained in Paris opened a restaurant.

    Relative clause with "who": "Who" introduces a relative clause describing a person. The clause comes immediately after the noun it modifies and contains its own verb.

    Use "who" for people: The person WHO does something...

  8. 25. Relative Clauses

    Speaker: What building is that?

    • attracts
    • houses
    • museum
    • The
    • many visitors
    • ancient artifacts
    • which
    • who

    AnswerThe museum which houses ancient artifacts attracts many visitors.

    Relative clause with "which": "Which" introduces a relative clause describing a thing or concept. Place it directly after the noun being described.

    Use "which" for things: The item WHICH has a quality...

  9. 26. Relative Clauses

    Speaker: Tell me about the problem.

    • issue
    • we discussed
    • that
    • immediate attention
    • who
    • The
    • requires
    • yesterday

    AnswerThe issue that we discussed yesterday requires immediate attention.

    Relative clause with "that": "That" introduces a defining relative clause for people or things. It identifies which specific noun is being discussed.

    Use "that" to identify: The one THAT matches the description...

  10. 27. Relative Clauses

    Speaker: Who is your doctor?

    • which
    • recommended
    • examined
    • further testing
    • me
    • who
    • The
    • specialist

    AnswerThe specialist who examined me recommended further testing.

    Relative clause with "who": "Who" introduces a relative clause describing a person. The clause comes immediately after the noun it modifies and contains its own verb.

    Use "who" for people: The person WHO does something...

  11. 28. Relative Clauses

    Speaker: What assignment is due?

    • must be submitted
    • which
    • who
    • The
    • paper
    • climate data
    • analyzes
    • Friday

    AnswerThe paper which analyzes climate data must be submitted Friday.

    Relative clause with "which": "Which" introduces a relative clause describing a thing or concept. Place it directly after the noun being described.

    Use "which" for things: The item WHICH has a quality...

  12. 29. Relative Clauses

    Speaker: Which candidate did well?

    • leadership skills
    • which
    • impressed
    • The
    • applicant
    • who
    • the panel
    • demonstrated

    AnswerThe applicant who demonstrated leadership skills impressed the panel.

    Relative clause with "who": "Who" introduces a relative clause describing a person. The clause comes immediately after the noun it modifies and contains its own verb.

    Use "who" for people: The person WHO does something...

  13. 30. Relative Clauses

    Speaker: What technology do you use?

    • considerable time
    • automates
    • saves us
    • who
    • reporting
    • that
    • software
    • The

    AnswerThe software that automates reporting saves us considerable time.

    Relative clause with "that": "That" introduces a defining relative clause for people or things. It identifies which specific noun is being discussed.

    Use "that" to identify: The one THAT matches the description...

  14. 31. Relative Clauses

    Speaker: Tell me about your school.

    • university
    • offers
    • talented students
    • The
    • whom
    • that
    • scholarships
    • attracts

    AnswerThe university that offers scholarships attracts talented students.

    Relative clause with "that": "That" introduces a defining relative clause for people or things. It identifies which specific noun is being discussed.

    Use "that" to identify: The one THAT matches the description...

  15. 32. Relative Clauses

    Speaker: Who manages the project?

    • director
    • which
    • ensures
    • The
    • oversees
    • quality standards
    • production
    • who

    AnswerThe director who oversees production ensures quality standards.

    Relative clause with "who": "Who" introduces a relative clause describing a person. The clause comes immediately after the noun it modifies and contains its own verb.

    Use "who" for people: The person WHO does something...

  16. 33. Relative Clauses

    Speaker: What made the event special?

    • energized
    • rock music
    • band
    • The
    • played
    • the entire crowd
    • which
    • who

    AnswerThe band which played rock music energized the entire crowd.

    Relative clause with "which": "Which" introduces a relative clause describing a thing or concept. Place it directly after the noun being described.

    Use "which" for things: The item WHICH has a quality...

Hard items

Difficulty labels are Reach120 practice settings, not ETS levels.

  1. 34. Basic SVO

    Speaker: What does your father collect?

    • collects
    • rare
    • around the world
    • passionately
    • He passionately
    • stamps
    • vintage
    • from

    AnswerHe passionately collects rare vintage stamps from around the world.

    Complex SVO with multiple modifiers: With multiple modifiers, adjectives precede nouns, adverbs go near verbs, and prepositional phrases come at the end of the clause.

    Build outward: Subject + Verb + Object, then add modifiers around each part.

  2. 35. Basic SVO

    Speaker: What did the researchers publish?

    • published
    • a major journal
    • recently
    • in
    • They recently
    • study
    • groundbreaking
    • a

    AnswerThey recently published a groundbreaking study in a major journal.

    Complex SVO with multiple modifiers: With multiple modifiers, adjectives precede nouns, adverbs go near verbs, and prepositional phrases come at the end of the clause.

    Build outward: Subject + Verb + Object, then add modifiers around each part.

  3. 36. Basic SVO

    Speaker: How does the system work?

    • seconds
    • data requests
    • within
    • It automatically
    • incoming
    • all
    • processes
    • automatically

    AnswerIt automatically processes all incoming data requests within seconds.

    Complex SVO with multiple modifiers: With multiple modifiers, adjectives precede nouns, adverbs go near verbs, and prepositional phrases come at the end of the clause.

    Build outward: Subject + Verb + Object, then add modifiers around each part.

  4. 37. Relative Clauses

    Speaker: Tell me about your advisor.

    • who
    • professor
    • supervised
    • research
    • published
    • the findings internationally
    • The professor
    • my thesis

    AnswerThe professor who supervised my thesis research published the findings internationally.

    Relative clause with "who": "Who" introduces a relative clause describing a person. The clause comes immediately after the noun it modifies and contains its own verb.

    Use "who" for people: The person WHO does something...

  5. 38. Relative Clauses

    Speaker: What makes your company special?

    • won
    • several industry awards
    • that
    • product
    • team
    • developed
    • the innovative
    • The team

    AnswerThe team that developed the innovative product won several industry awards.

    Relative clause with "that": "That" introduces a defining relative clause for people or things. It identifies which specific noun is being discussed.

    Use "that" to identify: The one THAT matches the description...

  6. 39. Relative Clauses

    Speaker: Which course is most difficult?

    • requires
    • extensive
    • which
    • laboratory work
    • subject
    • most undergraduate students
    • The subject
    • challenges

    AnswerThe subject which requires extensive laboratory work challenges most undergraduate students.

    Relative clause with "which": "Which" introduces a relative clause describing a thing or concept. Place it directly after the noun being described.

    Use "which" for things: The item WHICH has a quality...

  7. 40. Relative Clauses

    Speaker: Who organized the event?

    • all expectations
    • fundraiser
    • exceeded
    • The committee
    • the annual
    • committee
    • that
    • planned

    AnswerThe committee that planned the annual fundraiser exceeded all expectations.

    Relative clause with "that": "That" introduces a defining relative clause for people or things. It identifies which specific noun is being discussed.

    Use "that" to identify: The one THAT matches the description...

  8. 41. Relative Clauses

    Speaker: What machine impressed you?

    • which
    • operates with
    • complex
    • The robot
    • performs
    • surgical procedures
    • remarkable precision
    • robot

    AnswerThe robot which performs complex surgical procedures operates with remarkable precision.

    Relative clause with "which": "Which" introduces a relative clause describing a thing or concept. Place it directly after the noun being described.

    Use "which" for things: The item WHICH has a quality...

  9. 42. Relative Clauses

    Speaker: Who designed this building?

    • who
    • architect
    • the modern
    • received
    • created
    • The architect
    • international recognition
    • campus library

    AnswerThe architect who created the modern campus library received international recognition.

    Relative clause with "who": "Who" introduces a relative clause describing a person. The clause comes immediately after the noun it modifies and contains its own verb.

    Use "who" for people: The person WHO does something...

  10. 43. Relative Clauses

    Speaker: Tell me about the program.

    • significant
    • gained
    • initiative
    • public support recently
    • environmental concerns
    • addresses
    • The initiative
    • that

    AnswerThe initiative that addresses environmental concerns gained significant public support recently.

    Relative clause with "that": "That" introduces a defining relative clause for people or things. It identifies which specific noun is being discussed.

    Use "that" to identify: The one THAT matches the description...

  11. 44. Relative Clauses

    Speaker: Which employee received a promotion?

    • consistently
    • delivered
    • earned
    • manager
    • who
    • excellent results
    • The manager
    • a well-deserved promotion

    AnswerThe manager who consistently delivered excellent results earned a well-deserved promotion.

    Relative clause with "who": "Who" introduces a relative clause describing a person. The clause comes immediately after the noun it modifies and contains its own verb.

    Use "who" for people: The person WHO does something...

  12. 45. Relative Clauses

    Speaker: What study was published?

    • health correlations
    • surprising
    • research
    • revealed
    • The research
    • examined
    • that
    • dietary habits

    AnswerThe research that examined dietary habits revealed surprising health correlations.

    Relative clause with "that": "That" introduces a defining relative clause for people or things. It identifies which specific noun is being discussed.

    Use "that" to identify: The one THAT matches the description...

  13. 46. Relative Clauses

    Speaker: Who treated the patient?

    • who
    • the young patient
    • the delicate
    • surgeon
    • operation
    • performed
    • saved
    • The surgeon

    AnswerThe surgeon who performed the delicate operation saved the young patient.

    Relative clause with "who": "Who" introduces a relative clause describing a person. The clause comes immediately after the noun it modifies and contains its own verb.

    Use "who" for people: The person WHO does something...

  14. 47. Relative Clauses

    Speaker: What law was passed?

    • which
    • endangered species
    • protects
    • received
    • bipartisan support
    • The legislation
    • legislation
    • overwhelming

    AnswerThe legislation which protects endangered species received overwhelming bipartisan support.

    Relative clause with "which": "Which" introduces a relative clause describing a thing or concept. Place it directly after the noun being described.

    Use "which" for things: The item WHICH has a quality...

  15. 48. Relative Clauses

    Speaker: Which system is most reliable?

    • processes data
    • without significant errors
    • that
    • The network
    • transactions
    • network
    • millions of
    • handles

    AnswerThe network that handles millions of transactions processes data without significant errors.

    Relative clause with "that": "That" introduces a defining relative clause for people or things. It identifies which specific noun is being discussed.

    Use "that" to identify: The one THAT matches the description...

  16. 49. Relative Clauses

    Speaker: Tell me about the documentary.

    • important
    • climate change
    • prompted
    • The film
    • which
    • global policy discussions
    • explored
    • film

    AnswerThe film which explored climate change prompted important global policy discussions.

    Relative clause with "which": "Which" introduces a relative clause describing a thing or concept. Place it directly after the noun being described.

    Use "which" for things: The item WHICH has a quality...

  17. 50. Relative Clauses

    Speaker: What conference was most useful?

    • featured
    • leading researchers
    • symposium
    • over
    • five hundred participants
    • The symposium
    • that
    • attracted

    AnswerThe symposium that featured leading researchers attracted over five hundred participants.

    Relative clause with "that": "That" introduces a defining relative clause for people or things. It identifies which specific noun is being discussed.

    Use "that" to identify: The one THAT matches the description...

Every question in these files is a Reach120 practice item taken from the bank our learners practise against. None of them is a real TOEFL test question, and nothing here is published, licensed, endorsed or reviewed by ETS.

What the task asks, and why it has a real answer key

You see a short exchange and a bank of words, and you arrange the words into one sentence that answers the speaker. Every word in the set is used and there is one accepted arrangement, which is what makes this the only writing task on the 2026 test that can be marked objectively — and the only one where a printable pack can honestly promise answers.

What ETS states

  • The current Writing section lists 12 items: 10 Build a Sentence items, one Write an Email task, and one Academic Discussion task.

  • Per the 2026 specification, the maximum points per Build a Sentence item is 1.

    Treating an item as simply right or wrong is Reach120’s reading of that allocation together with the specification’s machine-scored note — the specification publishes the point allocation, not the words “correct or incorrect”.

  • Build a Sentence is machine-scored, evaluated by rule-based algorithms per the specification’s item-type notes.

    This describes the real test. It says nothing about how Reach120 marks a practice attempt.

Sourced from the ETS 2026 test specifications, read 2026-07-27. Everything outside this box is Reach120’s own reading of it.

How to work through fifty items without wasting them

  1. 1Cover the answer and arrange the words on paper before you read anything else. An item you have already seen the answer to teaches nothing the second time.
  2. 2Find the verb first, then decide what has to sit in front of it. Most items are decided by that one choice.
  3. 3Read the grammar point even on the items you got right — the same pattern comes back in different words further down the pack.
  4. 4Keep a list of the patterns you missed. Fifty items is enough to show a shape, and the shape is the reason to do fifty rather than five.

Common questions

Do I need an account to download the pack?
No. The PDF downloads directly from this page with no account and no email address, and all fifty items with their answers are printed on this page as well.
Are these the same items as the Build a Sentence question-bank page?
No, deliberately. The bank page publishes fifty items and this pack carries the fifty that follow them, so the two together are a hundred different items rather than one set published twice.
Are these real TOEFL questions?
Every question in these files is a Reach120 practice item taken from the bank our learners practise against. None of them is a real TOEFL test question, and nothing here is published, licensed, endorsed or reviewed by ETS.
Is there always exactly one right answer?
In this task, yes — each item has one accepted arrangement, which is what makes it machine-scorable. That is unlike the email and discussion tasks, which are open responses scored on a 0–5 rubric with no single right answer.
How many Build a Sentence items are on the real test?
The current Writing section lists 12 items: 10 Build a Sentence items, one Write an Email task and one Academic Discussion task, per the 2026 specification read on 2026-07-27. A Reach120 full mock serves ten of them to match that shape.

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