Assessment Test (Grammar)

We use the preposition 'on' with days and dates.

The correct coordinating conjunction is 'as (tall) as'.

While making comparisons, one subject is placed at the beginning and the other at the end.

Superlatives (best, most, least), etc. are usually preceded by definite article ‘the’.

A routine activity on a daily basis will take simple present form of the verb, have, has or take. However, ‘has’ will be inappropriate with first or second person or with plural subject.

Superlatives (best, most, least), etc. are usually preceded by definite article ‘the’.

It is a daily activity. Hence, use simple present tense (play) or simple past (played).

The two activities are taking place at the same time. When one is in the simple past tense (danced), the other will also take simple past (sang).

This is a universal truth. Hence, this will take simple present tense.

The helping verb, ‘has’ is always followed by third form of the verb.

You run 'after' to pursue somebody. The police obviously will not run with or along with the thief. You run behind somebody or something if you are falling short. Example: The clock is running behind. 'Run over' means to crush. Example: The dog was run over by the car.

Pinpoint references like 'this Monday'; 'today'; 'tomorrow' don't need any preposition.

The sentence presents a contrast: 'difficult' and 'easy'.  So, the conjunction of contrast 'but' is required.

Conditional clauses in the present or future tenses are followed by resultant clauses in future tense. 'May' is indefinite, which is unwarranted. 'Shall' indicates certainty that cannot be derived. 'Would' is the past form of 'will'.

‘Each of them’ is singular. So, each of them ‘has to’.

There ‘are’ two persons going.

No continuation of activity is suggested here. Hence, the sentence needs simple present tense ‘does not exist’.

We need to put the hours, date, month and year in that order. Also, when the date precedes the month, the correct usage is 12^th (ordinal) and not 12 (number).

'One of the' is followed by a plural noun (neighbours), but singular verb (has filed).

The error of transformation into indirect voice. The indirect voice converts the question into a statement. Hence, the correct usage is ‘why he was’.

Error of the double 'interrogative'. Here, only 'Could you tell me” is the question. The second part ought to be “where I can find”.

You don’t learn swimming (noun); you only learn how to swim (activity).

‘Jumping’ involves movement. Hence, the appropriate preposition should be ‘into’.

'For' here means 'to serve the purpose of'.

The head can only be kept 'on', not 'over' or 'around'.

He saw it fall.

For parallel comparisons, we use the article 'the' before both comparatives.

In interrogative sentences (questions), we need to put helping verb before the subject. Hence, the correct usage is: Which telephone number do you want?

'Fell' as an intransitive verb is the second form of 'fall' or drop. But the sense conveyed here is 'cut down' for which the appropriate transitive verb is 'fell' and the second form of fell is 'felled'.

There are two errors here. 'Due to' means 'caused by', which cannot be used to begin a statement. Also, the noun 'advice' is used in singular only. On the other hand, there could be many pieces of advice.

'Each part' will mean as if we are referring to two parts only. 'Any' denotes negativity or questioning. 'Most part' will indicate a quantity whereas the sentence is about numbers.

Dawn (sunrise), noon (midday) and night (midnight) are considered points of time that require usage of the preposition ‘at’.

The relative pronoun ‘who’ is used for subjects (that initiate action); ‘whom’ is used for objects (that receive action). Here the subject is ‘you’. You will see the object ‘whom’.

Units such as dozens, feet and miles are used in singular case if they are preceded by a number (two) and followed by a noun (apples).

You can’t walk ‘on’ the river bank. You can only walk ‘along’ it.

The person who shattered the window is the subject. Hence, the correct usage is: ‘It was he’.

We don't know whether John is inside or outside. So, the best usage 'towards'

‘Both’ and ‘as well as’ cannot be used together in the same clause.

He is one among many saints and musicians. So, indefinite article 'a' is required.

‘Honest’ starts with the vowel sound ‘o’. Also, superlative adjectives (noblest) are preceded by definite article ‘the’. Hence, the correct sentence will be ‘An honest man is the noblest work of God’.

The sense conveyed is that she removed the garland from her neck. Had the verb been 'put' in place of 'took', the sense conveyed would have been different.

‘Many a’ takes a singular verb.

‘Enjoy’ is a transitive verb, which ought to be followed by a reflexive pronoun (himself).

When referring to a time period or time lag in the past, we use simple past tense.

The event is in the past and there is no continuation suggested. For events in the past, making specific reference to time, we use simple past tense.

Incorrect use of preposition. One is angry ‘with’ persons ‘at’ things.

The bell is inanimate. It cannot ring on its own. So, 'the bell was rung' (by somebody).

Students are a number. We use the adjective ‘few’ for numbers and ‘less’ for quantity, unless we specifically say ‘less in number’.

'Used to', as in the case of other infinitives, is followed by verb in the simple present tense.

He thought ‘who’ would win the race.