Grammar Quiz 61 - Mixed Grammar Practice

Grammar Quiz 61 — Mixed Grammar Practice

Test your understanding of various English grammar concepts with this 15-question assessment.

About This Grammar Quiz

Welcome to Grammar Quiz 61, a comprehensive assessment designed to test your understanding of various English grammar concepts including question tags, conditionals, reported speech, and sentence structure.

This quiz covers essential grammar topics that are crucial for effective communication in English, from proper tag question formation to correct conditional structures and verb tense usage.

QUIZ FEATURES

15 multiple-choice questions
Instant scoring with detailed feedback
Comprehensive explanations
Mixed grammar practice
Question tags and conditionals
Practical English usage

📝 What You'll Practice:

• Question tag formation and usage
• Conditional sentences and verb tenses
• Reported speech and tense backshifting
• Verb patterns and modal expressions
• Conjunctions and sentence connectors
• Comparative structures and prepositions

Detailed Explanations

The shop closes at 8 PM, so we have plenty of time, don't we?

Correct answer: don't we

Question tags use the same auxiliary verb as the main statement. Since "have" is present simple, we use "don't" in the tag. "Did we" and "does we" are incorrect.

We will cancel the picnic if it is raining tomorrow morning.

Correct answer: is raining

First conditional uses present continuous for future arrangements. "Was raining" and "were raining" are past tense forms, incorrect for future condition.

I could tell from her accent that she was from Ireland.

Correct answer: was

Past tense "could" requires past tense in the reported clause. "Come" is present tense, "is" is present tense, and "were" doesn't agree with singular "she."

I had better charge it now.

Correct answer: charge

After "had better," we use the base form of the verb. "Charging" and "to charge" are incorrect forms.

The little boy hid behind the sofa so that nobody could see him.

Correct answer: could

Past tense "hid" requires past modal "could" in the purpose clause. "Can" and "will" are present/future forms that don't match the past context.

She asked me if I had ever been to the new library downtown.

Correct answer: had ever been

In reported speech, we backshift the tense. Past perfect "had been" is correct for the past of "have been." "Was been" and "has been" are incorrect.

It is important that every applicant complete the form in blue ink.

Correct answer: complete

After expressions like "it is important," we use the subjunctive mood (base form of the verb). "Has complete" and "completed" are not subjunctive forms.

We finally reached the summit, completely exhausted yet happy.

Correct answer: yet

"Yet" shows contrast between two ideas. "So" shows result, "just" means only or recently, and "none" is not a conjunction.

The teacher reminded us to finish our homework before Friday.

Correct answer: to finish

The verb "remind" is followed by the infinitive with "to." "Finish" and "finishing" are incorrect forms after "reminded us."

It has been months since we last saw each other.

Correct answer: saw

After "since" with present perfect, we use past simple in the time clause. "See" is present tense, and "seen" needs an auxiliary verb.

They managed to finish the project despite the challenges.

Correct answer: despite

"Despite" is followed by a noun phrase. "Although" needs a clause, "because" shows cause, and "none" is not a preposition.

She will stay here until her parents arrive.

Correct answer: arrive

After "until" for future time, we use present simple in the time clause. "Arrives" doesn't agree with plural "parents," and "arrived" is past tense.

He promised that he would call me as soon as he got home.

Correct answer: got

In reported speech with future-in-the-past "would call," we use past simple in the time clause. "Gets" and "get" are present tense forms.

They were surprised because the results were better than expected.

Correct answer: better

"Better" is the comparative form of "good." "Best" is superlative, "good" is not comparative, and "none" doesn't complete the comparison.

The museum offers free entry to anyone under 12 years old.

Correct answer: under

"Under" is used for age limits. "Less" is for quantity not age, "beneath" means physically below, and "none" is not a preposition.