Grammar

Which sentence is grammatically correct?

• AShe go to work
• BShe goes to work✓
• CShe going to work
• DShe gone to work

Answer: She goes to work' is correct. The verb 'go' changes to 'goes' with 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 went to work✓
• CYesterday, I will go to work
• DYesterday, I 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'?

• Achilds
• Bchildes
• Cchildren✓
• Dchilder

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

Which sentence has the correct subject-verb agreement?

• AThe team are playing well
• BThe team is playing well
• CBoth A and B are correct✓
• DNeither is correct

Answer: Both can be correct depending on region. American English uses singular (is); British can use either.

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

• Ado
• Bdoes✓
• Cdoing
• Ddone

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

Which sentence is grammatically correct?

• AWe was happy
• BWe were happy✓
• CWe are being happy
• DWe be happy

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

What is the correct past participle of 'eat'?

• Aeat
• Beaten✓
• Cate
• Deating

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

Which sentence uses the correct pronoun?

• AHim and me went to the store
• BHe and I went to the store✓
• CHim and I went to the store
• DHe and me went to the store

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'?

• Ais going
• Bare going✓
• Cgoing
• Dwill be going

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

Which sentence is grammatically correct?

• AIf I was you
• BIf I were you✓
• CIf I am you
• DIf I be 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: Nouns ending in 'o' usually add 'es' to form plurals: potatoes.