Grammar

Which sentence is grammatically correct?

• AHe gone to work
• BShe going home
• CShe goes to work✓
• DShe go to work

Answer: 'She goes to work' is correct. The verb 'go' changes to 'goes' with a singular third person subject.

What is the correct form of the verb in this sentence: 'I ___ been to London'?

• Ahas
• Bhave✓
• Chaving
• Dam

Answer: 'Have' is correct. Use 'have' with 'I'; use 'has' with 'he/she/it'.

Which sentence uses the correct tense?

• AYesterday, I am going to work
• BYesterday, I go to work
• CYesterday, I went to work✓
• DYesterday, I will go to work

Answer: 'Yesterday, I went to work' uses past tense correctly with the past time reference.

What is the correct plural of 'child'?

• Achildren✓
• Bchilds
• Cchilder
• Dchildes

Answer: 'Children' is the irregular plural of 'child'.

In British English, which verb form is acceptable in 'The team ___ doing well'?

• AOnly 'are'
• BOnly 'is'
• CBoth 'are' and 'is'✓
• DNeither 'are' nor 'is'

Answer: 'Team' is a collective noun. British English allows either a singular verb ('The team is doing well') or a plural one ('The team are doing well'); American English prefers the singular.

What is the correct form: 'She ___ not like cheese'?

• Adoes✓
• Bdoing
• Cdo
• Ddone

Answer: 'Does' is correct. Use 'does' with singular third person (she/he/it).

Which sentence is grammatically correct?

• AWe be happy
• BWe is happy
• CWe was happy
• DWe were happy✓

Answer: 'We were happy' is correct. Use 'were' with 'we'.

What is the correct past participle of 'eat'?

• Aeat
• Bate
• Ceaten✓
• Deating

Answer: 'Eaten' is the past participle, used in sentences like 'I have eaten'.

Which sentence uses the correct pronoun?

• AHe and I went to the shop✓
• BHim and I went to the shop
• CHim and me went to the shop
• DHe and me went to the shop

Answer: 'He and I' is correct because both pronouns are subjects of the verb 'went'.

What is the correct form of the verb: 'They ___ to arrive tomorrow'?

• Awill be going
• Bis going
• Cgoing
• Dare going✓

Answer: 'Are going' is correct with plural subject 'they' and future intention.

Which sentence is grammatically correct?

• AIf I was you
• BIf I would be you
• CIf I were you✓
• DIf I was being you

Answer: 'If I were you' is correct in conditional statements (subjunctive mood).

What is the correct plural of 'potato'?

• Apotatos
• Bpotatoes✓
• Cpotatoe
• Dpotaters

Answer: Many nouns that end in a consonant followed by 'o' add 'es' in the plural: potatoes, tomatoes, heroes.

Which sentence uses the correct comparative form?

• AThis book is better✓
• BThis book is betterer
• CThis book is more better
• DThis book is best

Answer: 'This book is better' is correct. Don't use 'more' with adjectives that already have a comparative form.

What is the correct form: 'I wish I ___ taller'?

• Awas
• Bwill be
• Cwere✓
• Dam being

Answer: 'Were' is correct in conditional wishes (subjunctive mood), even with singular 'I'.

Which sentence uses the correct word to show the house belongs to the boy?

• AThe boy went to he house
• BThe boy went to his house✓
• CThe boy went to him house
• DThe boy went to its house

Answer: 'To his house' is correct. Possessive adjective 'his' shows the house belongs to the boy.

What is the correct form: 'She ___ finished the project'?

• Ahaving
• Bhave
• Cis
• Dhas✓

Answer: 'Has' is correct with singular third person 'she' in present perfect tense.

Which sentence uses the correct past tense?

• AI go to the meeting yesterday
• BI went to the meeting yesterday✓
• CI am going to the meeting yesterday
• DI will go to the meeting yesterday

Answer: 'I went to the meeting yesterday' uses past tense correctly with a past time expression.

What is the correct plural of 'box'?

• Aboxxes
• Bbox
• Cboxes✓
• Dboxs

Answer: Nouns ending in 'x' add 'es' to form plurals: boxes.

Which sentence is grammatically correct?

• ABoth 'have' and 'has' are correct here
• BNeither of the students have completed their work
• CNeither of the students has completed their work✓
• DNeither 'have' nor 'has' is correct here

Answer: 'Neither' is singular, so use 'has'.

Which word gives the strongest obligation: 'You ___ be careful with that'?

• Amight
• Bcould
• Cmust✓
• Dshould

Answer: All four words fit the sentence, but they differ in strength. 'Must' is the strongest obligation. 'Should' is advice, and 'might' and 'could' only suggest a possibility.

Which sentence uses the correct pronoun form?

• ABetween myself and you
• BBetween you and me✓
• CBetween I and you
• DBetween you and I

Answer: 'Between you and me' uses object pronouns correctly after a preposition.

What is the correct form of this negative: 'She doesn't ___ it'?

• Aunderstood
• Bunderstanding
• Cunderstands
• Dunderstand✓

Answer: After 'doesn't', use the base form of the verb: 'doesn't understand'.

Which sentence is grammatically correct?

• AEach of the workers receive a bonus
• BEach of the workers receives a bonus✓
• CBoth 'receive' and 'receives' are correct here
• DNeither 'receive' nor 'receives' is correct here

Answer: 'Each' is singular, so use 'receives'.

What is the correct infinitive form of this verb phrase?

• AHe wants goes to college
• BHe wants to go to college✓
• CHe wants gone to college
• DHe wants going to college

Answer: 'To go' is the correct infinitive form after the verb 'wants'.

In British English, which verb form is acceptable in 'The group of students ___ working together'?

• AOnly 'is'
• BOnly 'are'
• CBoth 'is' and 'are'✓
• DNeither 'is' nor 'are'

Answer: 'Group' is a collective noun. A singular verb treats the group as one unit and a plural verb treats the members individually, so British English accepts both forms here.