Test your understanding of English Grammar rules and sentence patterns with this interactive exercise.
1That is not ............... the color I wanted.
Wrong!
"Quite" is correct because "not quite" means not exactly or not completely.
2You eat ............... too much.
Wrong!
"Rather" is correct because "rather too much" means more than is desirable.
3My mother would rather we ............... to each other any more.
Wrong!
"Didn't talk" is correct because "would rather" can be followed by a past-tense clause for a present or future preference.
4In the sentence "I will go and see the Prime Minister himself if I have to," what is the function of "himself"?
Wrong!
"Emphatic pronoun" is correct because "himself" emphasizes the Prime Minister personally.
5I will never forget the day ............... my daughter was born.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
"When" and "on which" are correct because both can refer to a specific day in a relative clause.
6This is Ms. Malini ............... you met last year.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
"Who" and "whom" are correct because both can be used as the object of "met" in this relative clause.
7............... money he has comes from his wife's family.
Wrong!
"What" is correct because "what money he has" means the money that he has.
8They saved hundreds of refugees, ............... had been at sea for several days.
Wrong!
"Some of whom" is correct because it refers to people in a non-defining relative clause.
9He turned the radio down ............... he wouldn't disturb the old lady downstairs.
Wrong!
"So that" is correct because it introduces a purpose clause with its own subject and verb.
10A lot of social problems ............... caused by unemployment.
Wrong!
"Are" is correct because the plural subject "problems" needs a plural verb.
11I will lend it to you on condition that you ............... it back tomorrow.
Wrong!
"Bring" is correct because the present tense is used after "on condition that" for a future meaning.
12It doesn't matter what you ............... with your time or money.
Wrong!
"Do" is correct because it is the correct present-tense verb form after "you" in this noun clause.
Done.
Score: 0/12
Answers
- That is not quite the color I wanted.
- You eat rather too much.
- My mother would rather we didn’t talk to each other any more.
- In the sentence “I will go and see the Prime Minister himself if I have to,” what is the function of “himself”? — Emphatic pronoun
- I will never forget the day when / on which my daughter was born.
- This is Ms. Malini who / whom you met last year.
- What money he has comes from his wife’s family.
- They saved hundreds of refugees, some of whom had been at sea for several days.
- He turned the radio down so that he wouldn’t disturb the old lady downstairs.
- A lot of social problems are caused by unemployment.
- I will lend it to you on condition that you bring it back tomorrow.
- It doesn’t matter what you do with your time or money.
