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1. Which of the following sentences uses a correctly punctuated appositive?

a) My friend, a brilliant writer, is publishing a new book. b) My friend a brilliant writer, is


publishing a new book. c) My friend a brilliant writer is publishing a new book. d) My friend, a
brilliant writer is publishing a new book.

2. Identify the error in the following sentence: "The children was playing in the park."

a) "children" should be "child" b) "was" should be "were" c) "playing" should be "play" d) There is
no error

3. Choose the correct sentence using the subjunctive mood:

a) I wish she were here. b) I wish she was here. c) I wish she be here. d) I wish she is here.

4. What is the function of the word "hardly" in the sentence: "I can hardly hear you"?

a) Noun b) Adjective c) Adverb d) Verb

5. Which sentence uses the correct form of the verb "to lie" (to recline)?

a) He lied down after a long day. b) He lay down after a long day. c) He lain down after a long
day. d) He lying down after a long day.

6. What is the grammatical term for the word "quickly" in the sentence: "She runs
quickly"?

a) Adjective b) Adverb c) Noun d) Conjunction

7. Choose the sentence with correct subject-verb agreement:

a) Neither the teacher nor the students was prepared. b) Neither the teacher nor the students
were prepared. c) Neither the teacher or the students were prepared. d) Neither the teacher or
the students was prepared.

8. Which of these sentences is in the past perfect tense?

a) She was reading the book when I arrived. b) She had read the book before I arrived. c) She
reads the book every day. d) She is reading the book now.

9. Which of the following is the correct use of "whom"?

a) Whom did you invite to the party? b) Who did you invite to the party? c) Whom was she talking
about? d) Both a and c are correct.

10. Which of these sentences contains a dangling participle?

a) Running through the park, my hat blew off. b) Running through the park, I saw my friend. c)
Running through the park, I lost my keys. d) Running through the park, the flowers were
blooming.

11. Choose the sentence that contains a relative clause:

a) She reads every day. b) The book I borrowed was fascinating. c) I went to the store. d) He is
playing outside.

12. Which of the following is a correct example of parallel structure?


a) She likes singing, dancing, and to swim. b) She likes singing, dancing, and swimming. c) She
likes to sing, to dance, and swimming. d) She likes singing, to dance, and swimming.

13. Choose the correct word to fill the blank: "She ________ the piano beautifully."

a) play b) plays c) played d) playing

14. Which of the following sentences contains a gerund?

a) She enjoys reading books. b) She enjoys to read books. c) She enjoys read books. d) She
enjoys books reading.

15. Identify the adverb in the following sentence: "She sings very beautifully."

a) sings b) very c) beautifully d) She

16. What is the function of the word "that" in the sentence: "The book that I read was
interesting"?

a) Pronoun b) Relative pronoun c) Adjective d) Verb

17. Which sentence uses the correct form of "who"?

a) She is the one who I admire. b) She is the one whom I admire. c) She is the one who I admired.
d) She is the one who I admire her.

18. What is the grammatical term for the sentence: "She works hard"?

a) Simple sentence b) Compound sentence c) Complex sentence d) Compound-complex


sentence

19. Choose the correct indirect object in the sentence: "I gave him the book."

a) I b) gave c) him d) book

20. Identify the error in the sentence: "Neither the teacher nor the students was able to
attend."

a) "teacher" should be "teachers" b) "was" should be "were" c) "students" should be "student"


d) There is no error.

21. What is the past perfect continuous form of the verb "to work"?

a) had worked b) had been working c) was working d) works

22. Choose the correct form of the verb in the sentence: "I wish she ____ here now."

a) is b) was c) were d) be

23. Which sentence correctly uses a semicolon?

a) I love ice cream; but I don't like cake. b) I love ice cream; I don't like cake. c) I love ice cream, I
don't like cake. d) I love ice cream but; I don't like cake.

24. What is the correct form of the adjective in the sentence: "She is the ____ person I
know"?

a) more intelligent b) most intelligent c) intelligentest d) intelligenter


25. Which of the following is a correct example of a conditional sentence?

a) If it rains, I will stayed home. b) If it rains, I will stay home. c) If it rained, I will stay home. d) If it
rains, I stayed home.

26. Choose the sentence with the correct use of "than":

a) She is more clever than me. b) She is more clever than I. c) She is clever more than I. d) She is
clever than me.

27. Identify the tense of the verb in the sentence: "By the time you arrive, I will have
finished my homework."

a) Present continuous b) Future perfect c) Past perfect d) Present perfect

28. Choose the correct word: "She walked ____ the park."

a) in b) into c) through d) at

29. What is the correct form of the verb in the sentence: "If he ____ earlier, he would have
caught the train."

a) leaves b) left c) had left d) would leave

30. Which sentence uses the correct form of the verb "to know" in the past perfect tense?

a) I had known her for years before I moved away. b) I have known her for years before I moved
away. c) I know her for years before I moved away. d) I knowed her for years before I moved
away.

31. Which of these sentences uses a misplaced modifier?

a) She wore a red dress to the party that was very beautiful. b) She wore a red dress that was
very beautiful to the party. c) She wore a beautiful red dress to the party. d) She wore a dress
that was red and beautiful to the party.

32. Choose the correct sentence:

a) If I was you, I would talk to him. b) If I were you, I would talk to him. c) If I am you, I would talk
to him. d) If I be you, I would talk to him.

33. What is the correct form of the verb in the sentence: "She ____ to the store yesterday."

a) go b) going c) goes d) went

34. Which sentence uses "fewer" correctly?

a) I have fewer apples than you. b) I have less apples than you. c) I have fewer apple than you. d)
I have less apple than you.

35. What is the term for the part of the sentence that describes how, when, where, or to
what extent an action is performed?

a) Subject b) Object c) Adverbial phrase d) Verb

36. Which sentence is correct?


a) He said that he doesn’t have nothing to do. b) He said that he doesn’t have anything to do. c)
He said that he don’t have nothing to do. d) He said that he didn’t have nothing to do.

37. Choose the correct sentence:

a) The novel was wrote by Mark Twain. b) The novel was written by Mark Twain. c) The novel
were written by Mark Twain. d) The novel is written by Mark Twain.

38. Which of the following is an example of an infinitive phrase?

a) to run fast b) running fast c) runs fast d) ran fast

39. What is the term for a clause that can stand alone as a sentence?

a) Subordinate clause b) Independent clause c) Relative clause d) Noun clause

40. What is the correct order of adjectives in the sentence: "She bought a ____ car."

a) red big old b) big red old c) old big red d) big old red

41. Choose the correct word: "We’re going to the park, ____ it starts raining."

a) before b) unless c) after d) although

42. Identify the subject in the sentence: "The teacher gave a lecture on grammar."

a) teacher b) gave c) lecture d) grammar

43. Choose the correct form of the verb: "He _________ a letter when I arrived."

a) writes b) writing c) wrote d) had written

44. Which sentence correctly uses "whose"?

a) Whose the book is this? b) Whose is this book? c) Who’s the book is this? d) Whose this book
is?

45. Choose the correct verb form: "He was afraid that the cat ________ out the window."

a) will jump b) would jump c) jumps d) jumped

46. Which sentence contains a compound-complex structure?

a) I went to the store and I bought apples. b) I went to the store, but I didn't buy anything. c)
Although I went to the store, I didn’t buy anything, but I saw my friend. d) I went to the store and
bought apples.

47. Which sentence is in the future continuous tense?

a) She will be sleeping at 10 PM. b) She sleeps at 10 PM. c) She is sleeping at 10 PM. d) She was
sleeping at 10 PM.

48. Choose the correct sentence:

a) He could have done it, but he didn't. b) He could have do it, but he didn’t. c) He could done it,
but he didn’t. d) He could of done it, but he didn’t.

49. What is the correct comparative form of "far"?


a) farther b) more far c) farest d) farer

50. What is the purpose of an auxiliary verb in a sentence?

a) It functions as the main verb. b) It links the subject to the predicate. c) It helps form different
tenses, questions, or negatives. d) It serves as a subject.

51. What is the tense of the verb in this sentence: "I had been waiting for an hour before
she arrived."

a) Past perfect continuous b) Present perfect continuous c) Past continuous d) Present


continuous

52. Identify the correct word: "She ____ very tall."

a) is b) was c) are d) were

53. What is the passive voice form of: "She sings the song"?

a) The song is sung by her. b) The song was sung by her. c) The song sung by her. d) The song
sung by her is.

54. Which of the following uses an article correctly?

a) She is a best singer. b) She is an best singer. c) She is the best singer. d) She is best singer.

55. Choose the correct sentence:

a) She hardly doesn’t have any time. b) She hardly has any time. c) She don’t hardly have any
time. d) She have hardly any time.

56. What is the term for the word "because" in the sentence: "I was tired because I stayed
up late"?

a) Preposition b) Conjunction c) Adverb d) Pronoun

57. Which sentence is in the future perfect tense?

a) I will have finished my work by 5 PM. b) I will finish my work by 5 PM. c) I finish my work at 5
PM. d) I finished my work by 5 PM.

58. Which sentence uses the word "less" correctly?

a) He has less books than she does. b) He has fewer books than she does. c) He has lesser
books than she does. d) He has least books than she does.

59. What type of conjunction is "but"?

a) Coordinating conjunction b) Subordinating conjunction c) Correlative conjunction d)


Conjunctive adverb

60. Identify the sentence with the correct use of the adverb:

a) She speaks fluent English. b) She speaks fluently English. c) She speaks English fluently. d)
She speaks English fluent.

61. What is the function of "either" in the sentence: "Either the teacher or the students
have to leave"?
a) Pronoun b) Verb c) Conjunction d) Adjective

62. Choose the correct form: "He wanted to buy a new car, but he _______ enough money."

a) didn't have b) don’t have c) doesn’t have d) hadn’t had

63. What is the term for a verb form that ends in -ing and functions as a noun?

a) Gerund b) Infinitive c) Participle d) Adverb

64. Choose the correct sentence:

a) The team has won their match. b) The team have won their match. c) The team has won it's
match. d) The team has won its match.

65. What is the correct plural form of "criterion"?

a) criterions b) criteria c) criterionses d) criteri

66. Which sentence uses a direct object?

a) She sings beautifully. b) She gives me a gift. c) She is dancing. d) She is happy.

67. Which of these is a negative sentence?

a) I am not coming to the party. b) I am coming to the party. c) I will come to the party. d) I came
to the party.

68. Choose the correct sentence:

a) He works hardly on his assignments. b) He works hard on his assignments. c) He hardly


works on his assignments. d) He worked hardly on his assignments.

69. Which of the following sentences has an indirect object?

a) She gave me a book. b) She gave a book. c) She gave to me a book. d) She gave book to me.

70. What type of word is "while" in the sentence: "She sings while he plays the guitar"?

a) Preposition b) Conjunction c) Noun d) Verb

71. What is the correct past participle form of the verb "to eat"?

a) ate b) eaten c) eating d) eats

72. Which of the following sentences contains an adverbial clause?

a) She smiled because I gave her a gift. b) She smiled brightly. c) She smiled at me. d) She
smiled and walked away.

73. Which of these sentences is in the passive voice?

a) The book was read by her. b) She read the book. c) She was reading the book. d) She has read
the book.

74. Choose the correct sentence:


a) Neither the teacher nor the students were late. b) Neither the teacher nor the students was
late. c) Neither the teacher nor the students be late. d) Neither the teacher nor the students had
been late.

75. What is the correct form of "to be" in the sentence: "He ____ the best player on the
team."

a) are b) is c) was d) were

76. Which sentence uses "that" correctly?

a) This is the book that I was telling you about. b) This is the book I was telling you about that. c)
This is the book about that I was telling you. d) This is that book I was telling you about.

77. Which of these is an example of a determiner?

a) a b) read c) quickly d) beautiful

78. What is the correct order of adverbs in the sentence: "She sings ____."

a) beautifully very b) very beautifully c) beautifully very much d) very much beautifully

79. Which sentence uses the word "neither" correctly?

a) Neither she or he were late. b) Neither she nor he were late. c) Neither she nor he was late. d)
Neither she nor he are late.

80. What is the correct comparative form of "good"?

a) gooder b) more good c) better d) goodest

81. Which of these is an example of an imperative sentence?

a) Stop talking! b) Are you coming? c) I am coming. d) She is coming.

82. Which sentence uses the correct form of "to be" in the past tense?

a) He was going to the store when I saw him. b) He be going to the store when I saw him. c) He is
going to the store when I saw him. d) He been going to the store when I saw him.

83. What is the tense of the verb "was reading" in the sentence: "She was reading a book"?

a) Present continuous b) Past simple c) Past continuous d) Present perfect continuous

84. Which of these sentences contains an oxymoron?

a) She is a jumbo shrimp. b) She is a fast runner. c) She is an old tree. d) She is a very nice
person.

85. Which sentence is grammatically correct?

a) I don't have nothing to do. b) I don't have anything to do. c) I don’t have something to do. d) I
don’t have anything to do.

86. Which of these sentences is a simple sentence?

a) I like ice cream, but I don't like cake. b) He runs every morning before work. c) She went to the
store and bought milk. d) He was running when he fell.
87. What is the correct use of "would"?

a) He would like a coffee. b) He would liked a coffee. c) He would likes a coffee. d) He would
liking a coffee.

88. Which sentence uses an infinitive correctly?

a) I like to runs. b) I like run. c) I like to run. d) I like running.

89. Which of these sentences is in the present perfect tense?

a) She has eaten lunch. b) She eats lunch. c) She ate lunch. d) She eating lunch.

90. Which of these sentences is in the past tense?

a) He had been working all day. b) He works all day. c) He worked all day. d) He has worked all
day.

91. Which sentence uses the word "few" correctly?

a) There are few people in the room. b) There is few people in the room. c) There is a few people
in the room. d) There are a few people in the room.

92. Which of these sentences contains a dangling modifier?

a) I watched the movie walking down the street. b) I watched the movie on TV. c) I watched the
movie with popcorn. d) I watched the movie yesterday.

93. Which of the following is a reflexive pronoun?

a) he b) herself c) she d) they

94. What is the function of the word "only" in the sentence: "He only eats vegetables"?

a) Verb b) Adjective c) Adverb d) Noun

95. Which sentence uses the word "though" correctly?

a) I went to the store though I didn’t need anything. b) I went to the store, I didn’t need anything
though. c) I went to the store, though didn’t need anything. d) Though, I went to the store.

96. What type of clause is "that he would arrive soon" in the sentence: "I hope that he
would arrive soon"?

a) Independent clause b) Adjective clause c) Adverb clause d) Noun clause

97. What is the subject of the sentence: "The cat chased the mouse"?

a) chased b) cat c) mouse d) the

98. Which of these sentences uses a modal verb correctly?

a) He should to be here soon. b) He should be here soon. c) He should be here soon be. d) He
should here be soon.

99. Which sentence is a question?

a) She is happy. b) She was happy. c) Was she happy? d) She will be happy.
100. Which of these sentences is a complex sentence?

a) She was happy, but he was sad. b) She was happy because she passed the test. c) She was
happy and she passed the test. d) She was happy with the test.
Answer Key:

1. a) My friend, a brilliant writer, is publishing a new book.

2. b) "was" should be "were"

3. a) I wish she were here.

4. c) Adverb

5. b) He lay down after a long day.

6. b) Adverb

7. b) Neither the teacher nor the students were prepared.

8. b) She had read the book before I arrived.

9. d) Both a and c are correct.

10. a) Running through the park, my hat blew off.

11. b) The book I borrowed was fascinating.

12. b) She likes singing, dancing, and swimming.

13. b) plays

14. a) She enjoys reading books.

15. c) beautifully

16. b) Relative pronoun

17. b) She is the one whom I admire.

18. a) Simple sentence

19. c) him

20. b) "was" should be "were"

21. b) had been working

22. c) were

23. b) I love ice cream; I don't like cake.

24. b) most intelligent

25. b) If it rains, I will stay home.

26. b) She is more clever than I.

27. b) Future perfect

28. c) through

29. c) had left

30. a) I had known her for years before I moved away.


31. a) She wore a red dress to the party that was very beautiful.

32. b) If I were you, I would talk to him.

33. d) went

34. a) I have fewer apples than you.

35. c) Adverbial phrase

36. b) I don’t have anything to do.

37. b) The novel was written by Mark Twain.

38. a) to run fast

39. b) Independent clause

40. c) old big red

41. b) unless

42. a) teacher

43. d) had written

44. b) Whose is this book?

45. b) would jump

46. c) Although I went to the store, I didn’t buy anything, but I saw my friend.

47. a) She will be sleeping at 10 PM.

48. a) He could have done it, but he didn't.

49. a) farther

50. c) It helps form different tenses, questions, or negatives.

51. a) Past perfect continuous

52. b) is

53. a) The song is sung by her.

54. c) She is the best singer.

55. b) She hardly has any time.

56. b) Conjunction

57. a) I will have finished my work by 5 PM.

58. a) He has fewer books than she does.

59. a) Coordinating conjunction

60. c) She sings English fluently.

61. c) Conjunction
62. a) didn't have

63. a) Gerund

64. d) The team has won its match.

65. b) criteria

66. b) She gives me a gift.

67. a) I am not coming to the party.

68. b) He works hard on his assignments.

69. a) She gave me a book.

70. b) Conjunction

71. b) eaten

72. a) She smiled because I gave her a gift.

73. a) The book was read by her.

74. a) Neither the teacher nor the students were late.

75. b) is

76. a) This is the book that I was telling you about.

77. a) a

78. b) very beautifully

79. c) Neither she nor he was late.

80. c) better

81. a) Stop talking!

82. a) He was going to the store when I saw him.

83. c) Past continuous

84. a) She is a jumbo shrimp.

85. b) I don’t have anything to do.

86. b) He runs every morning before work.

87. a) He would like a coffee.

88. c) I like to run.

89. a) She has eaten lunch.

90. c) He worked all day.

91. d) There are a few people in the room.

92. a) I watched the movie walking down the street.


93. b) herself

94. c) Adverb

95. a) I went to the store though I didn’t need anything.

96. d) Noun clause

97. b) cat

98. b) He should be here soon.

99. c) Was she happy?

100. b) She was happy because she passed the test.

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