This grammar exercise tests your understanding of basic grammar rules and sentence patterns.
1When the storm subsided, we ............... the next village.
Wrong!
There is no need to use continued on to, because here the preposition 'on' repeats the same idea as 'continued'.
2I managed to do ............... in the test despite not feeling ................................
Wrong!
Well is an adverb; good is an adjective. Adjectives can only modify nouns; adverbs can modify verbs, adjectives and other adverbs.
3Neither Jane nor ............... have been to the opera.
Wrong!
After neither and nor, we use subject pronouns (he, I, she, they etc.), not object pronouns (him, me, her, them).
4He thinks that ............... two can win the doubles match.
Wrong!
A pronoun that acts as the subject of a clause should be in the subject form.
5............... vividly, the lighting struck the tall building.
Wrong!
The lightning flashed vividly. It struck the tall building. We can combine these two sentences using the present participle 'flashing'.
6............... by rain we took shelter under a tree.
Wrong!
We were driven by the rain. We took shelter under a tree. We can combine these two sentences using the past participle 'driven'.
7She was given the best treatment. ............... she died soon after.
Wrong!
Despite this can act as a transitional adverb. It is used to present an idea that seems surprising in the light of the previous idea.
8Will you ............... the good tennis balls from the worn ones?
Wrong!
Separate is enough to express this idea.
9Do you like ............... of meat pie?
Wrong!
The words kind, class, sort, type etc. are all singular and should be used with this or that to modify a singular noun. The words kinds, sorts etc. are used with these and those to modify a plural noun
10The garden ............... used to clip the hedge.
Wrong!
Nouns like tongs, shears, tweezers, scissors etc. are always plural and should be used with plural verbs, unless of course the singular aspect is indicated by using `a pair of`.
11A strimmer is a machine ............... grass and weeds.
Wrong!
We use 'for + ing' to talk about the purpose of things.
12You ............... working hard.
Wrong!
When there are two auxiliaries, the adverb typically goes between them.
Done.
Score: 0/12
Answers
- When the storm subsided, we continued to the next village.
- I managed to do well, well in the test despite not feeling …………………………..
- Neither Jane nor I have been to the opera.
- He thinks that we two can win the doubles match.
- Flashing vividly, the lighting struck the tall building.
- Driven by rain we took shelter under a tree.
- She was given the best treatment. Despite this she died soon after.
- Will you separate the good tennis balls from the worn ones?
- Do you like this sort of meat pie?
- The garden shears were used to clip the hedge.
- A strimmer is a machine for cutting grass and weeds.
- You have definitely been working hard.
