Immersion Class: Grammar Jeopardy #2

Subject-Verb Agreement

100

 Every one of those books (is, are) fiction.

Every one of those books is fiction. 

200

The committee members (leads, lead) very different lives in private.

The committee members lead very different lives in private. 

300

(Is, Are) the news on at five or six?

Is the news on at five or six? 

400

There (was, were) fifteen candies in that bag. Now there (is, are) only one left!

There were fifteen candies in that bag. Now there is only one left!

500

Either my shoes or your coat (is, are) always on the floor.

Either my shoes or your coat is always on the floor.

Word Form Transformation

100

Don't press the 'submit' button before  _____ all 10 sentences.

a. completing 

b. completion

c. completely

Don't press the 'submit' button before completing all 10 sentences.

200

I don't know where I'm going on my vacation. I haven't _____ my plans yet.

a. final

b. finalized

c. finally

I don't know where I'm going on my vacation. I haven't finalized my plans yet.

300

No, I don't like her perfume. It smells _____ sweet to me.

a. sick

b. sickness

c. sickly

No, I don't like her perfume. It smells sickly sweet to me.

400

I think Dave's been working too hard. I'm sure he'll feel _____ after his vacation, however.

a. rejuvenate 

b. rejuvenating 

c. rejuvenated

I think Dave's been working too hard. I'm sure he'll feel rejuvenated after his vacation, however.

500

I think Dave's been working too hard. I hope his vacation will give him the _____ that I think he needs.

a. rejuvenate

b. rejuvenated

c. rejuvenation

I think Dave's been working too hard. I hope his vacation will give him the rejuvenation that I think he needs.

Prepositions

100

Please wait ___ to the pool for me

Please wait next to the pool for me 

200

A gift ___ my grandmother is something I'll always cherish.

A gift from my grandmother is something I'll always cherish.

300

My family usually eats dinner ___5:30 pm. 

My family usually eats dinner by/at 5:30 pm/

400

Hold the basket__your head.

Hold the basket over your head.

500

I hope ___ win first or second place. 

I hope to win first or second place. 

Quantifiers

100

1. How ___ time do you need to finish the work?

How much time

200

1. Have you visited ___ foreign countries?

any foreign countries? 

300

1. They have had ___ of homework in mathematics recently.

a lot of homework

400

1. Although he's very ill, he didn't take ___ medicine.

He didn't take any medicine. 

500

1. ___ people know as much about linguistics as John does.

Few people know

Modal Verbs

100

We ___ wake up on time. (should/mustn't)

We should wake up on time. 

200

I ________ definitely recommend you to my boss. (will/can)

I will definitely recommend you to my boss

300

Your letter____________ have got lost. (might/shall)

Your letter might get lost. 

400

The company _________ go bankrupt if they don't find a lot of money quickly!
(should/might)

The company might go bankrupt. 

500

Even though they are the underdog, the team _________ win the game today if they play hard.

(can/could)

The team could win the game today if they play hard.