Grammar Quiz 47 — Mixed Grammar Practice
Test your understanding of English grammar by selecting the correct option to complete each sentence.
About This Grammar Quiz
Welcome to Grammar Quiz 47, a multiple-choice assessment with 15 questions testing various English grammar concepts.
Select the correct word or phrase to complete each sentence. Pay attention to verb forms, adjectives, prepositions, and proper grammar.
QUIZ FEATURES
- 15 multiple-choice questions
- Instant scoring
- Detailed explanations
- Mixed grammar practice
Explanations
If I were you, I would apologise.
Correct answer: would apologise
The second conditional structure uses "If I were you, I would..." to give advice. "Will" and "shall" are not used in this conditional form, and "can" expresses ability rather than advice.
She has been working here since 2021.
Correct answer: has been working
The present perfect continuous tense ("has been working") is used with "since" to show an action that started in the past and continues to the present. "Been working" is missing the auxiliary verb, and "is working" and "was working" are incorrect with "since."
Hardly had he reached the station when the train left.
Correct answer: when
The correct correlative conjunction is "hardly...when" to show that one event happened immediately after another. "Than," "while," and "then" are not used with "hardly" in this construction.
The manager made him write the report again.
Correct answer: write
After the verb "make" in the active voice, we use the bare infinitive (without "to"). "To write," "writing," and "writes" are incorrect forms after "made him."
I object to your tone.
Correct answer: to
The verb "object" is followed by the preposition "to." "Object at," "object about," and "object on" are incorrect preposition combinations.
She is looking forward to seeing you.
Correct answer: seeing
After "look forward to," we use a gerund (verb + -ing). "To" in this phrase is a preposition, not part of an infinitive. "See," "seen," and "saw" are incorrect forms.
Neither the CEO nor the managers are attending.
Correct answer: are attending
With "neither...nor," the verb agrees with the closer subject. Since "managers" is plural and closer to the verb, we use the plural form "are." "Is," "was," and "has" don't agree with the plural subject.
The soup tastes good.
Correct answer: good
After sense verbs like "taste," we use adjectives, not adverbs. "Good" is an adjective describing the soup. "Well" is an adverb, and "betterly" and "bestly" are not standard English words.
It's high time we went home.
Correct answer: went
The expression "It's high time" is followed by a past simple verb to talk about something that should be done now or in the near future. "Go," "gone," and "going" are incorrect in this structure.
Each of the students has a locker.
Correct answer: has
"Each" is singular, so it takes a singular verb. "Have," "are having," and "were having" are plural forms that don't agree with the singular subject "each."
He didn't know where she was.
Correct answer: she was
In indirect questions, we use normal statement word order (subject + verb), not question word order. "Where was she," "where is she," and "where she is" use incorrect word order for indirect questions.
You must finish the work by Friday.
Correct answer: by
"By" indicates a deadline. "At" is used for specific times, "in" for longer periods, and "until" means up to a certain time but doesn't work with "finish" in this context.
She is taller than her sister.
Correct answer: than
After comparative adjectives like "taller," we use "than" to introduce the second element of comparison. "From," "to," and "with" are not used in comparative structures.
He spoke so quietly that nobody could hear him.
Correct answer: hear
After modal verbs like "could," we use the base form of the verb. "Heard," "hearing," and "hears" are incorrect forms after the modal verb "could."
They have been married for ten years.
Correct answer: for
"For" is used with periods of time (ten years). "Since" is used with specific points in time, and "from" and "in" are not used in this context with present perfect tense.
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