This grammar exercise tests your understanding of basic grammar rules.
1Everything ............... he said was wrong.
Wrong!
After "everything," use "that" to introduce a defining relative clause.
2............... she said made me angry.
Wrong!
"What" means "the thing that" and can be the subject of the sentence.
3Everybody ............... arrived.
Wrong!
"Everybody" is singular, so the correct verb is "has".
4If you ............... happen to finish early, give me a ring.
Wrong!
"Should" in an if-clause means the situation is possible but not expected.
5If she should be late, we ............... have to leave without her.
Wrong!
In this possible future situation, the main clause uses "will".
6The thing ............... happened next horrified me.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
Both "that" and "which" can introduce this defining relative clause after "the thing".
7My jeans ............... too tight for me.
Wrong!
"Jeans" is plural, so the correct verb is "are".
8A lot of social problems ............... caused by poverty.
Wrong!
The plural noun "problems" takes the verb "are".
9A lot of time ............... required to learn a language.
Wrong!
The uncountable noun "time" takes the singular verb "is".
10"We have got only two liters of milk left." "............... not enough."
Wrong!
Use "That is" to refer to the whole amount just mentioned.
11You are too ............... to be a soldier.
Wrong!
Use "small" for physical size in the phrase "too small to be a soldier".
12It was ............... hot that we stopped playing.
Wrong!
Use "so" before an adjective followed by a that-clause.
Answers
- Everything that he said was wrong.
- What she said made me angry.
- Everybody has arrived.
- If you should happen to finish early, give me a ring.
- If she should be late, we will have to leave without her.
- The thing that / which happened next horrified me.
- My jeans are too tight for me.
- A lot of social problems are caused by poverty.
- A lot of time is required to learn a language.
- “We have got only two liters of milk left.” “That is not enough.”
- You are too small to be a soldier.
- It was so hot that we stopped playing.