English Grammar Basics

Test your knowledge of English grammar with 25 multiple-choice questions covering adverbs, verb tenses, prepositions, gerunds, question tags, and more.

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Questions

Question 1 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Choose the word or phrase that can correctly complete the conversation.

I don't know why they decided to split. They were _________ in love with each other.

  1. mad
  2. madly
  3. badly
  4. madden
Question 2 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Choose the word or phrase that can correctly complete the conversation.

You don't look happy _________ me.

  1. to see
  2. to seeing
  3. in seeing
  4. at seeing
Question 3 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Choose the word or phrase that can correctly complete the conversation.

She would never _________, if she hadn't changed jobs.

  1. had been promoted
  2. have been promoted
  3. have promoted
  4. had promoted
Question 4 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Choose the word or phrase that can correctly complete the conversation.

I am interested in _____________ how to cook.

  1. to learn
  2. learning
  3. to learning
  4. learn
Question 5 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Choose the word or phrase that can correctly complete the conversation.

I am going to do my exams, and ____________ I am going to study medicine.

  1. after
  2. afterwards
  3. afterward
  4. later
Question 6 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Choose the word or phrase that can correctly complete the conversation.

What have you ____________ to find out?

  1. been able
  2. able
  3. were able
  4. had been
Question 7 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Choose the word or phrase that can correctly complete the conversation.

That dress is new, ___________?

  1. isn't it?
  2. aren't they
  3. doesn't it
  4. won't it
Question 8 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Choose the word or phrase that can correctly complete the conversation.

One day, scientists will __________ find a cure for cancer.

  1. can
  2. be able to
  3. been able to
  4. have been able to
Question 9 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Choose the word or phrase that can correctly complete the sentence.

I don't trust politicians. I never have, and I _____________.

  1. will never
  2. never will
  3. never does
  4. never would
Question 10 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Choose the word or phrase that can correctly complete the conversation.

You can speak ___________. I won't tell anyone what you say.

  1. free
  2. freely
  3. with freedom
  4. None of these
Question 11 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Choose the word or phrase that can correctly complete the conversation.

It was __________ that I could hardly work.

  1. so warm a day
  2. a so warm day
  3. so warm day
  4. None of these
Question 12 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Choose the word or phrase that can correctly complete the conversation.

I enjoy ________ very much.

  1. swimming
  2. to swim
  3. swim
  4. to swimming
Question 13 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Choose the word or phrase that can correctly complete the conversation.

When I was ____________, I was working.

  1. at your age
  2. your age
  3. of your age
  4. at the age of you
Question 14 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Choose the word or phrase that can correctly complete the conversation.

Alice isn't here today. Mary isn't here ____________.

  1. either
  2. neither
  3. also
  4. too
Question 15 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Choose the word or phrase that can correctly complete the conversation.

We didn't have ____________ trouble going through the customs.

  1. some
  2. any
  3. enough
  4. too
Question 16 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Choose the word or phrase that can correctly complete the conversation.

The meeting was held ____________Tuesday.

  1. on
  2. in
  3. at
  4. with
Question 17 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Choose the word or phrase that can correctly complete the conversation.

She was __________ injured in the crash.

  1. fatally
  2. fatal
  3. deadly
  4. deathly
Question 18 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Choose the word or phrase that can correctly complete the conversation.

He often comes and ___________ the evening with us.

  1. spend
  2. spends
  3. spending
  4. to spend
Question 19 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Choose the word or phrase that can correctly complete the conversation.

He died ____________.

  1. before two weeks
  2. two weeks before
  3. two weeks ago
  4. two weeks past
Question 20 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Choose the word or phrase that can correctly complete the conversation.

I expected to fail the exam, but I passed __________.

  1. at all
  2. finally
  3. after all
  4. nevertheless
Question 21 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Choose the word or phrase that can correctly complete the conversation.

He tripped _________ the cat and fell downstairs.

  1. over
  2. at
  3. on
  4. by
Question 22 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Choose the word or phrase that can correctly complete the conversation.

We need as __________ people as possible.

  1. many
  2. much
  3. most
  4. enough
Question 23 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Choose the word or phrase that can correctly complete the conversation.

Move the books ______________ that chair and sit down.

  1. of
  2. off
  3. from
  4. above
Question 24 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Choose the word or phrase that can correctly complete the conversation.

She died on ___________ after the accident.

  1. a Tuesday
  2. the Tuesday
  3. Tuesday
  4. coming Tuesday
Question 25 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Choose the word or phrase that can correctly complete the conversation.

Nobody knows the reason ____________ the accident.

  1. for
  2. of
  3. with
  4. to

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