This grammar exercise tests your understanding of basic grammar rules. Answer the following questions.
1Which is the correct plural form of "young one"?
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The plural form is "young ones" because a regular plural does not use an apostrophe.
2Which sentence is grammatically correct?
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The sentence "I saw him yesterday." is correct because a finished past time normally takes the simple past.
3The simple present tense can be used to talk about future timetables and schedules.
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The answer is "True" because the simple present can describe fixed future timetables and schedules.
4The negative form of "will" is ...............
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The negative form is "will not" because modal verbs form negatives without "do".
5Which sentence is grammatically correct?
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The sentence "She looked happy." is correct because linking verbs are followed by adjectives.
6Can you lend me ............... of butter?
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The phrase "a pound" is correct because singular countable nouns need a determiner.
7In "We have got enough money to buy a car," "enough" is an ...............
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The answer is "adjective" because "enough" modifies the noun "money" here.
8In "She is old enough to know better," "enough" is an ...............
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The answer is "adverb" because "enough" modifies the adjective "old" here.
9I love ............... types of cars.
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The determiner "these" is correct because it agrees with the plural noun "types".
10There are no secrets between ...............
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The pronoun "us" is correct because an object pronoun is needed after the preposition "between".
11Which word is not a form of "be"?
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The answer is "has" because it is a form of "have", not a form of "be".
12In general, my brother loves ...............
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The noun "dogs" is correct because plural nouns used in a general sense usually do not take "the".
Exercise complete
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Answers
- Which is the correct plural form of “young one”? — young ones
- Which sentence is grammatically correct? — I saw him yesterday.
- The simple present tense can be used to talk about future timetables and schedules. — True
- The negative form of “will” is will not.
- Which sentence is grammatically correct? — She looked happy.
- Can you lend me a pound of butter?
- In “We have got enough money to buy a car,” “enough” is an adjective.
- In “She is old enough to know better,” “enough” is an adverb.
- I love these types of cars.
- There are no secrets between us.
- Which word is not a form of “be”? — has
- In general, my brother loves dogs.