Cadet College English Grammar Practice

1

Convert to indirect narration: 'She said, 'I am reading a book.''

A She said that she is reading a book. B She said that she was reading a book. C She said that she read a book. D She said that she has read a book.

2

Subject-verb agreement: 'The news ____ shocking.'

A is B are C were D have

3

Convert to indirect: 'He said, 'I will help you.''

A He said that he will help me. B He said that he would help me. C He said that he helps me. D He said that he helped me.

4

Identify the part of speech: 'She and I went to the park.' (underlined: and)

A Preposition B Conjunction C Interjection D Adverb

5

Subject-verb agreement: 'Mathematics ____ my favourite subject.'

A is B are C were D have

6

What is the plural form of 'child'?

A childs B children C childrens D childes

7

Which sentence is in the future continuous tense?

A She will be singing at the concert. B She sings at the concert. C She sang at the concert. D She will sing at the concert.

8

Select the correct preposition: 'The cat jumped ____ the table.'

A on B onto C in D at

9

Choose the correct preposition: 'He succeeded ____ hard work.'

A by B with C through D for

10

Which sentence is in the past continuous tense?

A He played football. B He was playing football. C He has played football. D He will play football.

11

Convert to indirect: 'He said, 'I will call you tomorrow.''

A He said that he would call me the next day. B He said that he will call me tomorrow. C He said that he calls me tomorrow. D He said that he called me the next day.

12

Which sentence is in the present perfect tense?

A She writes a letter. B She wrote a letter. C She has written a letter. D She will write a letter.

13

Change to passive voice: 'The chef cooked the meal.'

A The meal was cooked by the chef. B The meal is cooked by the chef. C The meal has been cooked by the chef. D The meal was being cooked by the chef.

14

What is the superlative form of 'good'?

A gooder B better C best D most good

15

Choose the correct article: 'He is ____ honest man.'

A a B an C the D no article

16

Choose the correct article: 'We went to ____ cinema last night.'

A a B an C the D no article

17

Change to passive: 'The teacher praised the student.'

A The student was praised by the teacher. B The student is praised by the teacher. C The student has been praised by the teacher. D The student was being praised by the teacher.

18

Choose the correct conjunction: 'He is rich ____ he is not happy.'

A but B and C or D so

19

Identify the preposition: 'The book is on the table.'

A book B on C table D the

20

Choose the correct conjunction: 'I will wait ____ you come.'

A until B unless C although D because

21

Subject-verb agreement: 'Either the boys or the girl ____ to blame.'

A is B are C am D were

22

Identify the adverb: 'He spoke very loudly.'

A spoke B very C loudly D both very and loudly

23

Select the correct article: 'She wants to be ____ engineer.'

A a B an C the D no article

24

Select the correct verb: 'Neither of the answers ____ correct.'

A is B are C were D have

25

What is the past participle of 'go'?

A goed B went C gone D going