Basic English Grammar Practice

Basic English Grammar Practice

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1. Which sentence is grammatically correct?

Solution
Correct: B
The correct sentence is 'I saw him yesterday.' The past tense of 'see' is 'saw'.

2. They _____ to the park every Sunday.

Solution
Correct: A
The correct verb form is 'go' because the subject 'They' is plural and the sentence describes a regular action in the present.

3. Choose the correct article: I need _____ umbrella.

Solution
Correct: B
The correct article is 'an' because the word 'umbrella' begins with a vowel sound.

4. Which is the correct possessive form?

Solution
Correct: A
'The dog's bone' is correct. The apostrophe followed by 's' shows possession for singular nouns.

5. She is _____ than her brother.

Solution
Correct: B
'Taller' is the correct comparative form. We use '-er' to compare two things.

6. He _____ a book when I arrived.

Solution
Correct: C
'Was reading' is the correct past continuous tense. It indicates an action in progress when another action interrupted it.

7. They are going to _____ a new house.

Solution
Correct: A
'Buy' is the correct infinitive form after 'to'.

8. If I _____ you, I would study harder.

Solution
Correct: B
'Were' is the correct subjunctive form used in conditional sentences expressing hypothetical situations.

9. Which is the correct plural form of 'child'?

Solution
Correct: B
The correct plural form of 'child' is 'children'.

10. The movie was _____ than I expected.

Solution
Correct: C
'Better' is the comparative form of 'good'.

11. She has _____ lived here for five years.

Solution
Correct: A
'Already' is the correct adverb to indicate that the action has happened before now.

12. This is the house _____ I grew up.

Solution
Correct: A
'Where' is used to refer to a place.

13. He doesn't like coffee, and _____ do I.

Solution
Correct: A
'Neither' is used to express agreement with a negative statement.

14. She is the _____ student in the class.

Solution
Correct: C
'Smartest' is the superlative form, used to compare more than two things.

15. What is the opposite of 'happy'?

Solution
Correct: B
'Sad' is the opposite of 'happy'.

16. Choose the sentence with correct punctuation.

Solution
Correct: B
The correct sentence is 'Let's go to the park.' because it uses the contraction 'let's' (let us) and ends with a period.

17. I have _____ money than you do.

Solution
Correct: A
We use 'less' for uncountable nouns like 'money'.

18. Which sentence uses the correct tense?

Solution
Correct: C
'I will see him tomorrow' is the correct future tense.

19. The book is _____ the table.

Solution
Correct: B
'On' is the correct preposition when something is placed directly above the surface.

20. She is _____ artist.

Solution
Correct: B
Since artist begins with a vowel sound, the correct article is 'an'.

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