English Grammar Practice
Practice English grammar concepts including subject-verb agreement, sentence correction, verb forms, idioms, and parallel structure
Questions
Direction: Select the best filler for the given blank.
At the end of play about women's liberation, the leading lady cautioned the audience not to judge womanhood by the way _____________________.
- she dresses
- it dresses
- they dress
- she dressed
Direction: Select the best filler for the given blank.
Do you remember _____________ her at my house last year?
- to meet
- meeting
- having met
- to meeting
- to have met
Direction: Select the best filler for the given blank.
Now the use of speed radar, as well as the cameras, _____________ possible for the police to detect speed violations.
- make it
- made it
- have made it
- makes it
- make them
Direction: Select the best filler for the given blank.
I must study my books today ___________________ an examination tomorrow.
- as I have to give
- since I have to give
- because I have to give
- as I have to take
- as I had to take
Directions: This question presents a sentence, all or part of which is underlined. Beneath the sentence you will find five ways of phrasing the underlined part. The first of these repeats the original; the other four are different. If you think the original is best, choose the first answer; otherwise choose one of the others.
A part from its demographical and cultural implications, China's one-child policy also impacted the social fabric of the country; epitomizing a serious fallout and a largely unwanted side-effect of the policy were the mass feticide of female embryos and the resulting mismatch in male-female ratio.
- epitomizing a serious fallout and a largely unwanted side-effect of the policy were the mass feticide of female embryos and the resulting mismatch in male-female ratio
- an example of the serious fallout and a largely unwanted side-effect of the policy was the mass feticide of female embryos and the resulting mismatch in male-female ratio
- an example of such serious fallout and largely unwanted side-effect of the policy were the mass feticide of female embryos and the resulting mismatch in male-female ratio
- epitomized by the mass feticide of female embryos and the resulting mismatch in male-female ratio was a serious fallout and a largely unwanted side-effect of the policy
Directions: This question presents a sentence, all or part of which is underlined. Beneath the sentence you will find five ways of phrasing the underlined part. The first of these repeats the original; the other four are different. If you think the original is best, choose the first answer; otherwise choose one of the others.
In the face of ongoing recession, the interest rate offered on government and corporate bonds, both long considered safe investment options, have fallen and will continue to fall, financial analysts have warned.
- both long considered safe investment options, have fallen and will continue to fall, financial analysts have warned
- both of which had been considered safe investment options, fell and will continue to fall, warned financial analysts
- long considered safe investment options, has fallen and will continue to fall, financial analysts warned
- long considered safe investment options, has fallen and will continue to fall, financial analysts have warned
- both long considered safe investment options, financial analysts warned, has fallen and will continue to fall
Directions: This question presents a sentence, all or part of which is underlined. Beneath the sentence you will find five ways of phrasing the underlined part. The first of these repeats the original; the other four are different. If you think the original is best, choose the first answer; otherwise choose one of the others.
While attempting to scale the Mount Everest for the first time ever, each of the team's members - Tom Bourdillon, Charles Evans, Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay - were on course to reach the summit, but two of them had to turn back after their Oxygen tanks failed just 300 feet from the summit.
- each of the team's members - Tom Bourdillon, Charles Evans, Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay - were on course to reach the summit, but two of them had to turn back
- all of the team's members - Tom Bourdillon, Charles Evans, Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay - were on course to reach the summit, but two of them had to turn back
- Tom Bourdillon, Charles Evans, Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay - everyone of the team members was on course to reach the summit, but two of them had to turn back
- Tom Bourdillon, Charles Evans, Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay - all of the team members were on course to reach the summit, but had to turn back two of them
Direction: Select the best filler for the given blank.
No sooner had he entered the room _________________________.
- that the lights went out
- when the lights went out
- that the light went out
- when the light went out
- than the lights went out
Directions: This question presents a sentence, all or part of which is underlined. Beneath the sentence you will find five ways of phrasing the underlined part. The first of these repeats the original; the other four are different. If you think the original is best, choose the first answer; otherwise choose one of the others.
Because of similar customs and matrilineal societal structure, the Jarawas, a tribe living on Andaman Islands off the coast of India, are said to have descended from the now extinct Jangils, a tribe that is known to follow similar societal practices.
- are said to have descended from the now extinct Jangils, a tribe that is known to follow similar societal practices
- is said to have descended from the now extinct Jangils, a tribe that was known to follow similar societal practices
- is said to have descended from the now extinct Jangils, a tribe that was known to have followed similar societal practices
- are said to have descended from janglis, a now extinct tribe, because they had followed similar societal practices
- were said to have descended from Jangils, a now extinct tribe that was known to have followed similar societal practices
Directions: This question presents a sentence, all or part of which is underlined. Beneath the sentence you will find five ways of phrasing the underlined part. The first of these repeats the original; the other four are different. If you think the original is best, choose the first answer; otherwise choose one of the others.
A side from a phase in the 1970s during which Kerry Packer threatened to change the complexion of the game, Cricket has enjoyed a steady fan following across the playing nations.
- A side from a phase in the 1970s during which Kerry Packer threatened to change the complexion of the game,
- Except for a phase during the 1970s, when Kerry Packer threatened to change the complexion of the game,
- Besides a phase in the 1970s during which Kerry Packer threatened to change the complexion of the game,
- Although Kerry Packer threatened to change the complexion of the game during a phase in the 1970s,
- In the 1970s, with the exception of a phase during which Kerry Packer threatened to change the complexion of cricket as a game,
Directions: This question presents a sentence, all or part of which is underlined. Beneath the sentence you will find five ways of phrasing the underlined part. The first of these repeats the original; the other four are different. If you think the original is best, choose the first answer; otherwise choose one of the others.
Ancient Egyptians used many methods to mummify bodies, but the method used to embalm pharaohs and nobles had been the emptying of bodily cavities, and after complete dehydration of the corpse, they were covered in antiseptic balm and entombed.
- had been the emptying of bodily cavities, and after complete dehydration of the corpse, they were covered in antiseptic balm and entombed
- was the emptying of bodily cavities, and after complete dehydration of the corpse, they were covered in antiseptic balm and entombed
- had been to empty the bodily cavities, and after complete dehydration of the corpse, to cover it with antiseptic balm and entomb it
- had been to empty the bodily cavities, and after complete dehydration of the corpse, to cover them with antiseptic balm and entomb them
- was to empty the bodily cavities, and after complete dehydration of the corpse, to cover it with antiseptic balm and entomb it
Directions: This question presents a sentence, all or part of which is underlined. Beneath the sentence you will find five ways of phrasing the underlined part. The first of these repeats the original; the other four are different. If you think the original is best, choose the first answer; otherwise choose one of the others.
It is like the passion of love that lends beauties and graces to the object, and makes those who are caught by it consider the thing which they love other and more perfect than it is.
- It is like the passion of love that lends beauties and graces to the object, and makes those
- It is like the passion of love that lends beauty and grace to the object and makes those
- It is like the passion of love that lends beauty and grace to the object, and make those
- It is compared to the passion of love that lends beauty and grace to the object and makes those
- It is much the passion of love that lends beauty and grace to the object and makes those
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When one is spending time complaining about the obstacles he is facing, he is wasting so much time being negative that he is actually losing chances to move forward.
- When one is spending time complaining about the obstacles he is facing, he is wasting so much time being negative that he is actually losing chances to move forward.
- When someone is spending time complaining about the obstacles they are facing, they are wasting so much time being negative that they are actually losing chances to move forward.
- When anyone is spending time complaining about the obstacles he or she is facing, they are wasting so much time being negative that they are actually losing chances to move forward.
- When you are spending time complaining about the obstacles you are facing, you are wasting so much time being negative that you are actually losing chances to move forward.