The Grammar of English!

Insultingly Easy

100

You speak English well, ___.

1. did you?

2. didn’t you?

3. do you?

4. don’t you?

5. you don’t?

don’t you?

200

The fire was hot _____ to melt the steel.

1. enough

2. many

3. more

4. so

5. very

enough

300

Further down the road, there is a restaurant _____ you can eat live lobsters.

1. that

2. when

3. where

4. which

5. who

where

400

In this system, power is generated _____ harnessing the sun’s energy and transferring it into panels.

1. by

2. for

3. through

4. to

5. with

by

500

_____ the sweetness of the coffee’s aroma nor the earthiness of its beans appealed to her taste.

1. And

2. Both

3. Either

4. Neither

5. Not only

Neither

Confidence Boost

100

I studied hard for this test; _____ I scored less points than I needed.

1. furthermore

2. in fact

3. moreover

4. still

5. vis a vis

still

200

We should learn to love _____ and others.

1. each other

2. ourselves

3. themselves

4. us

5. oneself

ourselves

300

Either of the _____ acceptable.

1. both cars are

2. car are

3. car is

4. cars are

5. cars is

cars is

400

Each of the _____ extremely effective.

1. binocular are

2. binocular is

3. binoculars are

4. binoculars is

5. both binoculars are

binoculars is

500

José had no sooner clicked submit _____ he realized he missed a question.

1. nor

2. or

3. than

4. that

5. when

than

Concern is Growing

100

The man _____ I saw robbing the bank was not alone.

1. which

2. who

3. whom

4. whose

5. when

whom

200

I would have helped you, if you _____.

1. asked

2. had asked

3. will ask

4. would ask

5. would have asked

had asked

300

I will answer the phone _____.

1. if you call me

2. if you called me

3. if you had called me

4. if you would call me

5. if you would have called me

if you call me

400

The politician neither told the truth nor _____ his lies.

1. did hid

2. did hide

3. didn’t hide

4. had hid

5. hid

hid

500

At the moment, I _____ all of my options.

1. am still considered

2. am still considering

3. have still considered

4. still consider

5. will have still considered

am still considering

Please, no more!

100

The more hard work you put into your assignment, _____.

1. the higher your score will be.

2. the highest your score will be.

3. the more high your score will be.

4. the more higher your score will be.

5. the most high your score will be.

the higher your score will be.

200

My mother, ____, is a special woman.

1. that I love dearly

2. who I love dearly

3. whom I love dearly

4. whom dearly love I

5. whose love dearly do I

whom I love dearly

300

Last year, my mother cooked a full turkey for Thanksgiving and _____ a full pig for Christmas.

1. had roast

2. had roasted

3. roasted

4. was roasting

5. will roast

roasted

400

Ever since the computer was invented, technology _____.

1. had taken over the world.

2. has taken over the world.

3. is taking over the world.

4. took over the world.

5. will take over the world.

has taken over the world.

500

By the time the hurricane makes landfall, the citizens _____ the premises.

1. are leaving

2. had left

3. have left

4. leave

5. will have left

will have left

Is this even English!?

100

Choose the correct sentence.

1. I need you fold your clothes and polish your shoes.

2. I need you fold your clothes and to polish your shoes.

3. I need you folding your clothes and polish your shoes.

4. I need you to fold your clothes and polish your shoes.

5. I need you to fold your clothes and polished your shoes.

I need you to fold your clothes and polish your shoes.

200

Choose the best sentence.

1. Most of the metal new round screws are gone.

2. Most of the new metal round screws are gone.

3. Most of the new round metal screws are gone.

4. Most of the round metal new screws are gone.

5. Most of the round new metal screws are gone.

Most of the round new metal screws are gone.

300

Choose the correct sentence.

1. Before she made up her mind to be an architect, Joan was thirteen years old.

2. Before she was thirteen years old, Joan had made up her mind to be an architect.

3. Joan had before she was thirteen years old made up her mind to be an architect.

4. Joan had made up her mind before she was thirteen years old to be an architect.

5. Joan had made up her mind to be an architect before she was thirteen years old.

Before she was thirteen years old, Joan had made up her mind to be an architect.

400

Choose the best sentence.

1. Scarcely I had finished my meal when the waiter took my plate away.

2. Scarcely finished my meal had I, when the waiter took my plate away.

3. Scarcely had I finished my meal when the waiter took my plate away.

4. When the waiter took my plate away, scarcely I had finished my meal.

5. When the waiter took my plate away, scarcely had I finished my meals.

Scarcely had I finished my meal when the waiter took my plate away.

500

May I borrow your notes from this week’s class?

1. Could I lend you my notes from this week’s class?

2. Could you lend me your notes from this week’s class?

3. May you lend me your notes from this week’s class?

4. Shall I borrow your notes from this week’s class?

5. Would I borrow your notes from this week’s class?

Could you lend me your notes from this week’s class?