Test your understanding of English grammar rules with this exercise.
1Besides his parents, he ............... present at the function.
Wrong!
The singular subject "he" needs the past form "was" before the adjective "present".
2The storm was accompanied ............... heavy rains.
Wrong!
The correct collocation is "accompanied by" when one thing happens together with another.
3Choose the word that is misspelled.
Wrong!
"Embarassing" is misspelled; the correct spelling is "embarrassing".
4"Sine die" means
Wrong!
"Indefinitely" is the meaning of the Latin phrase "sine die".
5Choose the antonym of the word "embellish".
Wrong!
The antonym of "embellish" is "disfigure" because it means to spoil the appearance of something.
6A person who lacks experience can be called a ...............
Wrong!
A person who lacks experience is called a "novice".
7I have bought a bag of ...............
Wrong!
The word for powder used in cooking and baking is "flour".
8You will never win, ............... hard you may try.
Wrong!
"However" is used before an adjective or adverb to mean "no matter how".
9Complete the proverb: Barking dogs ............... bite.
Wrong!
The fixed proverb is "seldom" in "Barking dogs seldom bite".
10Which word has nearly the same meaning as the phrase "make out"?
Wrong!
"Understand" is closest in meaning to the phrasal verb "make out" in this context.
Answers
- Besides his parents, he was present at the function.
- The storm was accompanied by heavy rains.
- Choose the word that is misspelled. — embarassing
- “Sine die” means — indefinitely
- Choose the antonym of the word “embellish”. — disfigure
- A person who lacks experience can be called a novice.
- I have bought a bag of flour.
- You will never win, however hard you may try.
- Complete the proverb: Barking dogs seldom bite.
- Which word has nearly the same meaning as the phrase “make out”? — understand
