English Grammar Knowledge Test: Quiz

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Are you familiar with English grammar? Do you imagine you will be proficient to pass this quiz? English grammar is how we communicate with words and how we characterize the words we speak. This speech includes the structure of words, clauses, and sentences right up to the whole texts' structure. Developing a concrete foundation in English grammar will help improve your communication skills. Take this quiz and see how much you know about grammar.


Questions and Answers
  • 1. 
    Reading Comprehension  A dog is bigger than a mouse, but smaller than an elephant.
    • A. 

      A dog is smaller than a mouse.

    • B. 

      A dog is very big.

    • C. 

      A dog is the biggest.

    • D. 

      An elephant is bigger than a dog.

  • 2. 
    Verb Forms We usually ______ dinner at 8:00 p.m.
    • A. 

      Eat We usually ______ dinner at 8:00 p.m.

    • B. 

      Eating

    • C. 

      Never have eaten

    • D. 

      I don't know

  • 3. 
    Verb Forms Yesterday, we ______ a very interesting conference call about the new ERP project. 
    • A. 

      Are having

    • B. 

      Have

    • C. 

      Had have

    • D. 

      Were had

  • 4. 
    Verb The plane _____ from Ottawa International Airport. 
    • A. 

      Took off

    • B. 

      Took down

    • C. 

      Landed

    • D. 

      Drove

  • 5. 
    Compound Nouns Thomas White, who orchestrated ___________ rescue packages, will address the group.
    • A. 

      Multibillion-dollars

    • B. 

      Multibillions dollars

    • C. 

      Multibillion-dollar

    • D. 

      Multibillion dollar

  • 6. 
    Prepositions The computer printer is _______ the table ______ the computer.
    • A. 

      On ---- at

    • B. 

      On ---- next to

    • C. 

      On ---- on

    • D. 

      On ---- under

  • 7. 
    Prepositions She always gets up early ______ the morning, so she can make it to work______ time.
    • A. 

      By ---- in

    • B. 

      In ---- in

    • C. 

      On ---- on

    • D. 

      In ---- on

  • 8. 
    Context Clues I took the volume off the shelf and resumed where I had left off. I finished it by the next morning. Volume means...
    • A. 

      Food

    • B. 

      Knitting

    • C. 

      A book

    • D. 

      A cigarette

  • 9. 
    Prepositions The professor said ________ the first day of the course that there would be a big final test _______ the end of the semester.
    • A. 

      At ---- on

    • B. 

      At ---- at

    • C. 

      On ---- at

    • D. 

      On ---- in

  • 10. 
    Context Clues The thought of eating a rat is abhorrent to most people.
    • A. 

      Fun, lively

    • B. 

      Horrible, repugnant

    • C. 

      Delicious, tasty

    • D. 

      Weird,abnormal

  • 11. 
    Verb Tenses st1\:*{behavior:url(#ieooui) } Usually, I ______________ as a secretary at ABT, but this summer I  ______________ French at a language school in Paris. That is why I am in Paris.
    • A. 

      Am working ---- was studying

    • B. 

      Worked ---- studied

    • C. 

      Work ---- am studying

    • D. 

      Am working ---- am studying

  • 12. 
    Pronouns If you happen to see your parents this weekend, give ___ my best regards.
    • A. 

      WithIf you happen to see your parents this weekend, give ___ my best regards.

    • B. 

      Him

    • C. 

      Them

    • D. 

      They

  • 13. 
    Tag Questions st1\:*{behavior:url(#ieooui) } You'll be leaving for Vancouver soon, __________ ? 
    • A. 

      Won't you?

    • B. 

      Don't you?

    • C. 

      Aren't you?

    • D. 

      Shouldn't you?

  • 14. 
    Subject-Verb Agreement Choose the sentence in which the subjects and verbs have been correctly identified and in which the subjects and verbs agree.
    • A. 

      At the end of the story, they was living happily ever after. Subject - they; Verb - was living

    • B. 

      At the end of the story, they were living happily ever after. Subject - they; Verb - were living

    • C. 

      At the end of the story, they were living happily ever after. Subject - they; Verb - were living happily ever after

    • D. 

      At the end of the story, they was living happily ever after. Subject - they; Verb - was

  • 15. 
    Context Clues You can trust the salesmen at that store because they always conduct business in an aboveboard manner.
    • A. 

      Honestly, openly

    • B. 

      Sneaky, dishonest

    • C. 

      Horrible, repugnant

    • D. 

      Strange, unusual

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