Test Your Present English
Let's test your present grammatical knowledge. I have for you twenty questions which will explore your speech habits.
In the following ten sentences, select the word which you believe is grammatically preferable.
1. I've spoken to everyone except (he, him).
2. No one but (she, her) could possibly love such a man.
3.The cost of new houses (is, are) increasing every day.
4. Please (lie, lay) down.
5. One of his cousins (comes, come) from India.
6.(Who, whom) are you looking at?
7. Your brother is shorter than (I, me).
8. He (don't, doesn't) act the way he should.
9. What would you like for (dessert, desert)?
10. She doesn't live here (any, no) more.
(11-16) In each of following sentence, four words (a), (b), (c) and (d) in bold have been given. Find out which word is incorrect according to English usage.
11.Economist (a) assume (b) that inflation will average(c)around (d) 5% over the next few years.
12.New technology is changing(a) our lifes(b) for the better and does not necessarily (c) result only in more stress (d).
13. Rising(a) prices(b) of food grains will have an adverse impact(c) on developing(d) countries.
14. More than halve(a) the budget (b) has been spent(c) on modernizing(d) the factory.
15.The company is pushing(a) its executives(b) to generate more than a million(c)orders(d) in next nine months.
(16-20) Some parts of the sentences have errors and some are correct. Find out which part of a sentence A, B or C has an error. D for no error.
16. In the modern age (A) / twenty miles are(B)/ not a long distance to be covered(C). / (D)
17.Did he came(A)/ to see you (B)/ yesterday evening?(C)/ (D)
18.No one know(A)/ who solved(B)/ these sums.(C)/ (D)
19. A parent has (A)/ much duties(B)/ towards his child. (C)/ (D)
20.Rosy hadn't been (A)/ to Shimla for ten years(B)/ and was really looking forward to see it again.(C)/ (D).
Each correct choice counts 1 point.
Your grammar has been tested and you know where you stand.
Answers to the above questions will be given in upcoming posts.
Thank You. Hope you like it.
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