English - Grammar
20 free practice questions with explanations
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English - Grammar: example questions & answers
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What is the correct sentence?
- AShe are happy
- BShe is happy✓
- CShe am happy
- DShe been happy
Answer: We use 'is' with 'she'. 'She is happy' is correct.
What is the correct sentence?
- AThey am running
- BThey is running
- CThey are running✓
- DThey be running
Answer: We use 'are' with 'they'. 'They are running' is correct.
What is the correct sentence?
- AI am sad✓
- BI is sad
- CI are sad
- DI been sad
Answer: We use 'am' with 'I'. 'I am sad' is correct.
What is the correct sentence?
- AHe go to school
- BHe goes to school✓
- CHe going to school
- DHe gone to school
Answer: We add 's' to the verb with 'he'. 'He goes to school' is correct.
What is the correct sentence?
- AShe don't like apples
- BShe doesn't like apples✓
- CShe doesn't likes apples
- DShe do not like apples
Answer: We use 'doesn't' (does not) with 'she'. 'She doesn't like apples' is correct.
What is a noun?
- AA doing word
- BA naming word✓
- CA describing word
- DA joining word
Answer: A noun is a naming word. Examples: cat, dog, house, ball, girl.
What is a verb?
- AA naming word
- BA describing word
- CA doing word✓
- DA joining word
Answer: A verb is a doing word. Examples: run, jump, eat, sleep, play.
What is an adjective?
- AA naming word
- BA describing word✓
- CA doing word
- DA joining word
Answer: An adjective is a describing word. Examples: big, small, happy, red, fast.
Which word is a noun?
- Arun
- Bhappy
- Ccat✓
- Dquickly
Answer: 'cat' is a noun (naming word). The others are: run (verb), happy (adjective), quickly (adverb).
Which word is a verb?
- Ablue
- Btable
- Cjump✓
- Dslowly
Answer: 'jump' is a verb (doing word). The others are: blue (adjective), table (noun), slowly (adverb).
What is the correct sentence?
- AThe cats is playing
- BThe cats are playing✓
- CThe cat are playing
- DThe cats be playing
Answer: With 'cats' (plural), we use 'are'. 'The cats are playing' is correct.
What is the correct sentence?
- AShe have two apples
- BShe has two apples✓
- CShe haves two apples
- DShe do have two apples
Answer: We use 'has' (not 'have') with 'she'. 'She has two apples' is correct.