Grammar Quiz 1

✅ Correct Answers & Explanations

Here are the correct answers with example sentences and explanations for better understanding.

1. She plays the piano beautifully.
   Explanation: We use the with musical instruments (the piano, the guitar).
2. I need advice from someone experienced.
   Explanation: “Advice” is uncountable, so no article is used.
3. He is an honest person.
   Explanation: “Honest” starts with a vowel sound, so we use an.
4. Could you pass me the salt on the table?
   Explanation: The salt is a specific item known to both speakers.
5. We don’t have much time to finish this today.
   Explanation: Use “much” with uncountable nouns like time.
6. Only a few people knew the truth.
   Explanation: “A few” is the correct phrase with countable nouns.
7. A little kindness can change someone’s day.
   Explanation: Use “a little” with uncountable nouns like kindness, water, money.
8. This is the same book I read last year.
   Explanation: The fixed phrase is “the same,” never “a same.”
9. Life is unpredictable.
   Explanation: When speaking generally, no article is used before “life.”
10. She made the most of her time abroad.
    Explanation: Idiomatic expression: “make the most of something.”
11. I spoke to the manager you recommended.
    Explanation: Refers to a specific manager known to both speakers.
12. There isn’t enough information to decide.
    Explanation: “Enough” is correct with uncountable nouns like information.
13. Several other students have already submitted.
    Explanation: “Several” is used for more than a few countable nouns.
14. Choose whichever option you prefer.
    Explanation: “Whichever” is correct when offering a free choice.
15. He’s not a kind of person who gives up easily.
    Explanation: The correct phrase is “a kind of person.”