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#1. Choose the correct verb: Neither the teacher nor the students ___ present.
When subjects are joined by neither-nor, the verb agrees with the nearer subject, students. The plural are is correct.
#2. Choose the correct form: They ___ to Paris next month.
The present continuous is used for planned future arrangements. Are going expresses a fixed plan.
#3. Choose the correct preposition: She is angry ___ him.
One is angry with a person. Angry with him is standard usage.
#4. Choose the correct preposition: The cat is hiding ___ the bed.
Under indicates a position below something. The cat is under the bed.
#5. Choose the correct form: We ___ this book last year.
The past time marker last year requires the simple past. The past form of read is spelled the same but pronounced differently.
#6. Choose the correct preposition: He sat ___ his two friends.
Between is used for two. Sat between his two friends is correct.
#7. Choose the correct preposition: He agreed ___ my proposal.
One agrees to a proposal or plan. Agreed to my proposal is correct.
#8. Choose the correct form: They ___ already ___ when we got there.
The past perfect had left describes an action completed before another past event. It is the correct form.
#9. The pronoun in the sentence He gave it to them contains how many pronouns?
The sentence contains three pronouns: he, it and them. Each stands in place of a noun.
#10. The word everywhere is an adverb of:
Everywhere indicates where, making it an adverb of place. It does not indicate time or manner.
#11. A word that modifies a verb, adjective or another adverb is an:
An adverb modifies a verb, adjective or another adverb. Many adverbs end in -ly, such as quickly.
#12. Verbs such as can, may, must and should are called:
Modal verbs express possibility, permission or obligation. They include can, may, must and should.
#13. In the sentence She sings beautifully, the word beautifully is a/an:
Beautifully modifies the verb sings, describing how she sings. It is therefore an adverb.
#14. Pronouns ending in -self or -selves, such as himself, are called:
Reflexive pronouns refer back to the subject, as in He hurt himself. They end in -self or -selves.
#15. In the sentence I saw them, the word them is a pronoun in the:
Them is the object of the verb saw, so it is in the objective case. The subjective form is they.
#16. Choose the correct verb: Bread and cheese ___ a simple meal.
Bread and cheese, viewed as a single dish, takes a singular verb. Is is correct.
#17. Choose the correct form: While I ___ dinner, the phone rang.
The past continuous was cooking sets an ongoing background action interrupted by the phone. It is the correct choice.
#18. Choose the correct preposition: He is interested ___ music.
The idiom is interested in something. Interested in music is correct.
#19. The tense in the sentence I am writing a letter is the:
Am writing is the present continuous, describing an action happening now. It uses am plus the -ing form.
#20. The words a, an and the are known as:
A, an and the are articles, a type of determiner. They specify nouns as definite or indefinite.
#21. Choose the correct article: ___ rich should help the poor.
The plus an adjective can denote a class of people. The rich means rich people in general.
#22. The word because is a:
Because is a subordinating conjunction introducing a dependent clause. It shows cause.
#23. Choose the correct form: Look! The children ___ in the garden.
The word Look! signals an action happening now, requiring the present continuous. Are playing is correct.
#24. Choose the correct form: I ___ never ___ such a beautiful sight.
The present perfect have seen with never expresses experience up to now. It is the correct combination.
#25. Choose the correct preposition: The meeting is ___ Monday.
On is used with days of the week. On Monday is correct.
#26. The possessive pronoun in the sentence The book is mine is:
Mine is a possessive pronoun showing ownership. It replaces a possessive noun phrase.
#27. Choose the correct article: ___ honesty is the best policy.
Abstract nouns used in a general sense take no article. Honesty here is general.
#28. Choose the correct article: She goes to ___ school by bus.
When school refers to the institution and its purpose, no article is used. Go to school is an idiomatic phrase.
#29. The part of speech of the word wow in Wow, that is amazing is:
Wow expresses sudden emotion and stands apart from the sentence structure. It is an interjection.
#30. In the phrase a cup of tea, the word of is a:
Of is a preposition linking cup and tea. It shows the relationship between the two nouns.
#31. Choose the correct preposition: The book is ___ the table.
On indicates a position resting on a surface. The book rests on the table.
#32. Choose the correct form: She ___ in London for ten years before she moved.
The past perfect had lived describes a state completed before another past event. The move happened afterwards.
#33. Choose the correct preposition: She divided the cake ___ the children.
Among is used for more than two. Divided among the children is correct.
#34. Choose the correct verb: Physics and chemistry ___ difficult subjects.
Two distinct subjects joined by and take a plural verb. Are is correct here.
#35. Choose the correct form: I ___ here since morning.
Since morning with a continuing action requires the present perfect continuous. Have been waiting expresses this.
#36. Choose the correct preposition: They arrived ___ the airport late.
At is used with a specific point such as the airport. Arrive at is the correct idiom.
#37. Choose the correct verb: Some of the apples ___ rotten.
With a countable plural noun such as apples, some takes a plural verb. Are is correct.
#38. In the sentence The red car is fast, the word red is a/an:
Red describes the noun car, so it is an adjective. Fast here also functions as an adjective.
#39. Choose the correct form: They ___ the house before the storm came.
The past perfect had left shows departure before the storm, another past event. It is the correct form.
#40. A verb that requires a direct object to complete its meaning is:
A transitive verb takes a direct object, as in She wrote a letter. An intransitive verb does not.
#41. A verb that does not take a direct object is:
An intransitive verb does not require an object, as in He slept. Its meaning is complete without one.
#42. Helping verbs such as is, have and will are called:
Auxiliary or helping verbs support the main verb. They include forms of be, have and do.
#43. In the sentence Running water is clean, the word running is a:
Here running describes the noun water, functioning as a present participle adjective. It is not acting as a noun.
#44. Choose the correct article: ___ sun rises in the east.
The sun is a unique object, so it takes the definite article the. Unique things take the.
#45. Choose the correct verb: All the milk ___ been used.
With an uncountable noun such as milk, the verb is singular. Has is correct.
#46. Choose the correct form: She ___ to school every day.
The simple present with a third-person singular subject takes -s, so goes is correct. The habitual action every day signals simple present.
#47. Choose the correct verb: The United States ___ a large country.
Although plural in form, the United States is treated as a single nation and takes a singular verb. Is is correct.
#48. Choose the correct form: If it rains, we ___ at home.
In a first conditional, the main clause takes will plus the base verb. Will stay is correct.
#49. Choose the correct preposition: The dog ran ___ the gate.
Through indicates movement within and out the other side. Ran through the gate is correct.
#50. The tense in the sentence We will have completed the task is the:
Will have completed is the future perfect. It describes an action to be finished before a future point.
#51. A word that names a person, place, thing or idea is a:
A noun names a person, place, thing or idea. Examples include teacher, city, book and freedom.
#52. Choose the correct form: He ___ his homework an hour ago.
The time marker an hour ago requires the simple past, so finished is correct. The present perfect does not take a specific past time.
#53. Choose the correct form: We ___ dinner when the guests arrived.
The past continuous were having sets an ongoing action interrupted by the arrival. It is correct.
#54. Choose the correct article: I need ___ umbrella; it is raining.
Umbrella begins with a vowel sound, so an is correct. It is an indefinite first mention.
#55. Choose the correct form: By the time we arrived, the film ___.
An action completed before another past action takes the past perfect. Had started is correct.
#56. Choose the correct form: Water ___ at 100 degrees Celsius.
A general truth takes the simple present, so boils is correct. Scientific facts are expressed in this tense.
#57. Choose the correct verb: A number of students ___ absent.
The phrase a number of takes a plural verb, so are is correct. The number of, by contrast, takes a singular verb.
#58. Choose the correct verb: Half of the cake ___ eaten.
With an uncountable or singular portion such as cake, half takes a singular verb. Has been is correct.
#59. The word quickly in run quickly is an example of an adverb of:
Quickly describes how the action is performed, making it an adverb of manner. Adverbs of time answer when.
#60. A word used in place of a noun is a:
A pronoun replaces a noun. Examples include he, she, it and they.
#61. The word and in bread and butter is a:
And is a coordinating conjunction joining elements of equal rank. Others include but and or.
#62. A word expressing sudden emotion, often standing alone, is an:
An interjection expresses sudden feeling. Examples include oh, alas and wow.
#63. A pronoun such as who, whom or which used to introduce a clause is a:
Relative pronouns such as who and which introduce relative clauses. They relate the clause to a noun.
#64. Choose the correct preposition: He has been living here ___ 2015.
Since is used with a specific starting point such as a year. Since 2015 is correct.
#65. Choose the correct verb: The team ___ winning the match.
When a collective noun acts as a single unit, it takes a singular verb. Is is correct here in standard usage.
#66. Choose the correct verb: Some of the water ___ polluted.
With an uncountable noun such as water, some takes a singular verb. Is is correct.
#67. Choose the correct form: He ___ working here in 2010.
The specific past year 2010 requires the simple past. Started is correct.
#68. Choose the correct verb: Ten years ___ a long time.
A period of time considered as a single unit takes a singular verb. Is is correct here.
#69. Choose the correct article: I saw ___ elephant at the zoo.
Elephant begins with a vowel sound, so an is correct. The indefinite article is used for a first mention.
#70. Choose the correct preposition: The plane flew ___ the clouds.
Above indicates a position higher than something. The plane flew above the clouds.
#71. Choose the correct form: I ___ my keys. I cannot find them.
The present perfect have lost links a past action to a present result. The keys are missing now.
#72. The word yesterday is an adverb of:
Yesterday tells when an action occurred, so it is an adverb of time. It does not describe manner.
#73. Choose the correct verb: Each of the students ___ a book.
Each is singular and takes a singular verb, so has is correct. The phrase of the students does not alter this.
#74. Choose the correct preposition: He jumped ___ the river.
Into indicates movement to the inside of something. Jumped into shows direction.
#75. Choose the correct form: He ___ the report by next Friday.
An action to be completed before a future point takes the future perfect. Will have finished is correct.
#76. Choose the correct verb: Mathematics ___ my favourite subject.
Mathematics is singular although it ends in -s, so is is correct. Subjects like physics behave similarly.
#77. Choose the correct article: She is ___ honest woman.
Honest begins with a silent h, so the vowel sound requires an. The choice depends on sound, not spelling.
#78. Choose the correct verb: Bread and butter ___ my usual breakfast.
When two nouns form a single idea, they take a singular verb. Bread and butter is treated as one item.
#79. Choose the correct preposition: I agree ___ you on this point.
One agrees with a person. Agree with you is standard usage.
#80. In the sentence They arrived early, the word early is a/an:
Early modifies the verb arrived, telling when they arrived. It functions as an adverb here.
#81. Choose the correct form: The sun ___ in the east.
A permanent truth takes the simple present, so rises is correct. General facts use this tense.
#82. Choose the correct verb: Not only the students but also the teacher ___ pleased.
With not only-but also, the verb agrees with the nearer subject, teacher. The singular was is correct.
#83. Pronouns such as this, that, these and those are called:
Demonstrative pronouns point to specific things. They include this, that, these and those.
#84. Choose the correct preposition: He succeeded ___ his efforts.
By indicates the means of achievement. Succeeded by his efforts is correct.
#85. Choose the correct article: We visited ___ Taj Mahal.
Names of certain famous monuments take the definite article. The Taj Mahal is standard.
#86. A word that describes or modifies a noun is an:
An adjective modifies a noun or pronoun. In the tall building, tall is an adjective.
#87. A verb form ending in -ing that functions as a noun is a:
A gerund is an -ing form used as a noun, as in Swimming is fun. Here swimming acts as the subject.
#88. Choose the correct form: She ___ television when I called.
The past continuous was watching describes an action in progress when another occurred. It is correct here.
#89. Choose the correct verb: The committee ___ divided in their opinions.
When members of a group act individually, the collective noun may take a plural verb. Are fits the divided sense.
#90. Choose the correct form: She ___ a novel these days.
The phrase these days indicates a temporary current activity, taking the present continuous. Is writing is correct.
#91. Choose the correct form: He has been ill ___ Monday.
Since is used with a point in time such as Monday. For is used with a duration.
#92. Choose the correct verb: Each boy and each girl ___ a prize.
When subjects are preceded by each, the verb is singular. Gets is correct.
#93. Choose the correct verb: Everyone ___ done their best.
Everyone is singular and takes a singular verb, so has is correct. It is an indefinite pronoun.
#94. Choose the correct verb: There ___ many reasons for his success.
The real subject reasons is plural, so the verb are is correct. In there-sentences the verb agrees with the following noun.
#95. Choose the correct verb: Neither of the answers ___ correct.
Neither is singular and takes a singular verb, so is is correct. The phrase of the answers does not change this.
#96. A noun naming an idea, quality or state that cannot be perceived by the senses is an:
An abstract noun names something intangible, such as honesty, courage or freedom. It contrasts with a concrete noun.
#97. Choose the correct form: By 2030, technology ___ dramatically.
The future perfect will have changed describes completion before a future date. It is correct here.
#98. Choose the correct verb: My trousers ___ torn.
Trousers is treated as plural and takes a plural verb. Are is correct.
#99. A word that expresses an action or state of being is a:
A verb expresses an action or a state of being. Examples include run, think and is.
#100. Choose the correct form: They ___ football on Sundays.
With the plural subject they, the base form play is used in the simple present. Plays would suit a singular subject.
#101. Choose the correct preposition: The train leaves ___ five o’clock.
At is used with clock times. At five o’clock is correct.
#102. Choose the correct verb: The scissors ___ on the table.
Scissors is treated as plural and takes a plural verb. Are is correct.
#103. The base form of a verb preceded by to, as in to write, is called the:
The infinitive is the base verb with to, such as to write. It can function in several ways in a sentence.
#104. Choose the correct verb: Two and two ___ four.
An arithmetical total is treated as singular, so makes is correct. The sum is viewed as one result.
#105. Choose the correct form: She has worked here ___ five years.
For is used with a period of time such as five years. Since marks a starting point.
#106. Choose the correct verb: The jury ___ reached a verdict.
Acting as a single unit, the collective noun jury takes a singular verb. Has is correct here.
#107. Choose the correct form: I usually ___ coffee in the morning.
The adverb usually signals a habitual action, requiring the simple present. Drink is correct.
#108. Choose the correct form: The train ___ before we reached the station.
The past perfect had departed shows the train left before another past event. It is the correct choice.
#109. Choose the correct verb: The number of applicants ___ increased.
The phrase the number of takes a singular verb, so has is correct. This contrasts with a number of.
#110. Choose the correct form: He ___ to me since last week.
Since last week with a continuing situation requires the present perfect. Has not spoken is correct.
#111. Choose the correct verb: Half of the students ___ passed.
With a countable plural noun such as students, half takes a plural verb. Have is correct.
#112. Choose the correct article: He plays ___ guitar very well.
Names of musical instruments take the definite article the in this construction. Play the guitar is standard.
#113. A word that shows the relationship of a noun to another word, often indicating position, is a:
A preposition links a noun to another word, often showing position or direction. Examples include in, on and under.
#114. The tense in the sentence She had eaten before he arrived is the:
Had eaten is the past perfect, showing an action completed before another past action. It uses had plus the past participle.
#115. A noun that names a particular person, place or thing and is capitalised is a:
A proper noun names a specific entity and is capitalised, such as London or Ahmed. A common noun is general.
#116. Choose the correct preposition: She walked ___ the road.
Across indicates movement from one side to the other. Walked across the road is correct.
#117. Choose the correct verb: My family ___ a large one.
Treated as a single unit, the collective noun family takes a singular verb. Is is correct here.
#118. Choose the correct verb: Politics ___ an interesting subject.
Politics as a field of study takes a singular verb. Is is correct.
#119. Choose the correct article: He is ___ university student.
University begins with a yoo sound, a consonant sound, so a is correct. The article depends on pronunciation.
#120. Choose the correct verb: There ___ a book on the table.
The real subject book is singular, so is is correct. The verb agrees with the noun that follows.
#121. Choose the correct verb: The news ___ good today.
News is treated as singular despite ending in -s, so is is correct. Certain nouns take singular verbs.
#122. Choose the correct form: I ___ my breakfast when you phoned.
The past continuous was having describes an action in progress at the moment of the call. It is correct.
#123. Choose the correct verb: Either the manager or his assistants ___ responsible.
With either-or, the verb agrees with the nearer subject, assistants. The plural are is correct.
#124. Choose the correct verb: One of my friends ___ a doctor.
The subject is one, which is singular, so is is correct. The phrase of my friends does not change it.
#125. Choose the correct verb: The list of items ___ on the desk.
The subject is list, which is singular, so the verb is is correct. The phrase of items does not change the subject.
#126. Choose the correct preposition: This gift is ___ you.
For indicates the intended recipient. The gift is for you.
#127. Choose the correct preposition: We will meet ___ the morning.
In is used with parts of the day such as the morning. In the morning is standard.
#128. Choose the correct preposition: He was born ___ 1990.
In is used with years. Born in 1990 is correct.
#129. Choose the correct form: I wish I ___ taller.
After I wish, the subjunctive were is used for an unreal present situation. This is standard in formal usage.
#130. Choose the correct preposition: He is good ___ mathematics.
The idiom is good at a skill or subject. Good at mathematics is correct.
#131. Choose the correct verb: My friend, along with his brothers, ___ coming.
The phrase along with does not change the singular subject friend. The singular is is correct.
#132. Choose the correct form: Neither of them ___ arrived yet.
Neither takes a singular verb, so has is correct. The word yet also fits the present perfect.
#133. Choose the correct preposition: She is married ___ a lawyer.
The correct idiom is married to someone. Married with is not standard for this meaning.
#134. A noun referring to a group considered as a single unit, such as team or flock, is a:
A collective noun names a group as a unit. Examples include team, jury and flock.
#135. Choose the correct form: This time tomorrow, I ___ on a beach.
An action in progress at a future time takes the future continuous. Will be lying is correct.
#136. Choose the correct preposition: She is afraid ___ spiders.
The idiom is afraid of something. Afraid of spiders is correct.
#137. Choose the correct article: ___ Ganges is a sacred river.
Names of rivers take the definite article the. The Ganges is correct.
#138. A word that joins words, phrases or clauses is a:
A conjunction joins words, phrases or clauses. Examples include and, but and because.
#139. Choose the correct article: He is ___ best student in the class.
Superlatives take the definite article the. The best is correct.
#140. Choose the correct verb: Everybody ___ invited to the party.
Everybody is an indefinite pronoun taking a singular verb. Is is correct.