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Multiple choice english-grammar-course mh-grammar-ch06

______ we go for a walk along the beach this evening?

  1. Will

  2. Shall

  3. Would

  4. Should
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

'Shall' is the conventional auxiliary used with first-person subjects ('we') in questions that extend a polite suggestion or invitation.

Multiple choice english-grammar-course mh-grammar-ch06

By next January, Dr. Smith ______ biology at the university for twenty-five years.

  1. will teach

  2. is teaching

  3. will have been teaching

  4. has been teaching
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

The future perfect continuous 'will have been teaching' is needed to project forward and emphasize the total unbroken duration of an activity right up to a stated future point.

Multiple choice english-grammar-course mh-grammar-ch06

The pilot announced that the plane ______ over the mountains when passengers noticed the turbulence.

  1. flew

  2. had flown

  3. was flying

  4. has been flying
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

The past continuous 'was flying' describes the action that was already in progress at the specific past moment when passengers observed the turbulence.

Multiple choice english-grammar-course mh-grammar-ch06

Scientists confirm that light ______ at approximately 300,000 kilometres per second.

  1. travelled

  2. has travelled

  3. travels

  4. is travelling
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

The simple present 'travels' is used for permanent scientific facts and universal truths that hold true at all times.

Multiple choice english-grammar-course mh-grammar-ch21

Select the correct verb to complete the sentence: The committee _____ scheduled its next meeting for Friday.

  1. has

  2. have

  3. are

  4. were
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

The collective noun 'committee' is acting as a single entity here, which requires the singular verb 'has'.

Multiple choice english-grammar-course mh-grammar-ch21

Choose the verb that correctly completes the sentence: Neither the students nor their instructor _____ the answer to the riddle.

  1. know

  2. knows

  3. are knowing

  4. have known
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

When subjects are joined by 'neither...nor', the verb agrees with the closer subject. Since 'instructor' is singular, 'knows' is correct.

Multiple choice english-grammar-course mh-grammar-ch21

Choose the correct verb: Every one of the candidates _____ to pass the entry exam.

  1. hope

  2. hopes

  3. are hoping

  4. have hoped
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

The pronoun 'every one' is singular and requires a singular verb, so 'hopes' is the correct choice.

Multiple choice english-grammar-course mh-grammar-ch21

Identify the correct verb: The latest news from the research centers _____ highly encouraging.

  1. are

  2. were

  3. is

  4. have been
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

The subject 'news' is an uncountable noun and is always grammatically singular, requiring the singular verb 'is'.

Multiple choice english-grammar-course mh-grammar-ch21

Select the correct option: Physics _____ the study of matter and energy.

  1. is

  2. are

  3. were

  4. have been
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Academic disciplines ending in -ics, such as 'physics', are singular nouns and take the singular verb 'is'.

Multiple choice english-grammar-course mh-grammar-ch21

Select the correct verb: Either the assistants or the lead investigator _____ the report.

  1. write

  2. writes

  3. are writing

  4. have written
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

With 'either...or', the verb agrees with the nearest subject. 'Lead investigator' is singular, so 'writes' is correct.