Grammar Quiz 23

English Grammar Quiz 23 — 15 Multiple-Choice Questions

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About This Grammar Quiz

Welcome to English Grammar Quiz 23, a comprehensive assessment tool featuring 15 carefully crafted multiple-choice questions designed to evaluate your understanding of essential grammar rules, sentence structure, prepositions, tenses, and articles.

Whether you're preparing for academic exams, refining your professional writing skills, or simply maintaining your language proficiency, this quiz provides valuable insights into your strengths and areas for development.

After completing the quiz, you'll receive immediate feedback on your performance along with detailed explanations for each question. These explanations not only identify the correct answers but also provide clear reasoning why other options are incorrect, enabling you to learn from any mistakes and strengthen your understanding.

QUIZ FEATURES

• 15 multiple-choice questions
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Explanations

Q1. Her mistakes ______.

Correct answer: have been spotted

has been spotted — incorrect because "her mistakes" is plural and requires "have" not "has"

was been spotted — grammatically incorrect construction; "was" and "been" cannot be used together this way

had been spotted — past perfect tense, which would require a specific past reference point

have been spotted — correct: present perfect passive form agreeing with the plural subject "mistakes"

Q2. The more you work, ______ money you get.

Correct answer: the more

more — incomplete; the correlative structure requires "the more... the more"

mores — not a word in standard English

none — incorrect as there is a correct answer

the more — correct: forms the correlative comparative structure "the more... the more"

Q3. Let's ______ it down!

Correct answer: write

to write — incorrect after "let's" which requires the base form of the verb

writes — incorrect form; would be third person singular

none — incorrect as there is a correct answer

write — correct: base form of the verb after "let's"

Q4. If it really ______, people would know it.

Correct answer: helped

helps — present tense doesn't match the conditional "would know"

help — base form doesn't agree with singular subject "it"

none — incorrect as there is a correct answer

helped — correct: past simple in the if-clause of a second conditional sentence

Q5. The book was ______.

Correct answer: unpublished

inpublished — not a standard English word

unpunlishing — misspelled and incorrect form

none — incorrect as there is a correct answer

unpublished — correct: adjective meaning not published

Q6. It's a very ______ guide. You can learn a lot from it.

Correct answer: helpful

helpless — means unable to help oneself, which contradicts the second sentence

helplessly — adverb, but we need an adjective to modify "guide"

none — incorrect as there is a correct answer

helpful — correct: adjective meaning providing help

Q7. How ______ the managers comparing our results?

Correct answer: are

am — used only with "I"

is — singular, but "managers" is plural

none — incorrect as there is a correct answer

are — correct: plural form agreeing with "managers"

Q8. My students like ______ time together.

Correct answer: spending

spend — base form, but "like" requires gerund or infinitive

spends — third person singular, incorrect after "like"

none — incorrect as there is a correct answer

spending — correct: gerund form after the verb "like"

Q9. The game ______ so exciting.

Correct answer: was

were — plural form, but "game" is singular

will — future tense, but the context suggests past experience

none — incorrect as there is a correct answer

was — correct: singular past form of "be" agreeing with "game"

Q10. ______ you have this information?

Correct answer: Do

Does — used with third person singular (he/she/it)

Had — past tense or auxiliary, not appropriate for present question

none — incorrect as there is a correct answer

Do — correct: auxiliary verb for questions with "you"

Q11. I am looking forward to ______ you soon.

Correct answer: seeing

see — base form, but "to" here is a preposition requiring gerund

saw — past tense, incorrect after preposition "to"

none — incorrect as there is a correct answer

seeing — correct: gerund form after the preposition "to"

Q12. Neither the teacher nor the students ______ ready.

Correct answer: are

is — singular, but with "neither...nor" the verb agrees with the closer subject ("students" is plural)

were — past tense, but no past time reference is given

none — incorrect as there is a correct answer

are — correct: plural form agreeing with the closer subject "students"

Q13. She has lived here ______ 2015.

Correct answer: since

for — used with periods of time (for five years), not specific points

from — indicates starting point but usually requires "to" or "until"

none — incorrect as there is a correct answer

since — correct: used with specific points in time with present perfect

Q14. The film was ______ than we expected.

Correct answer: more interesting

interestinger — not a word; incorrect comparative form

most interesting — superlative, but comparison is between two things (film vs expectation)

none — incorrect as there is a correct answer

more interesting — correct: comparative form of longer adjective

Q15. There isn't ______ milk left in the fridge.

Correct answer: any

some — used in affirmative statements, not negative ones

few — used with countable nouns, but "milk" is uncountable

none — would create double negative with "isn't"

any — correct: used in negative statements and questions

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