Super English Grammar Test - 94+ MCQs: English Grammar test: Assess Your Language Skills with Grammar Questions and Answers

1. Choose the correct pronoun to complete the sentence: 'Neither of the boys brought __________ lunch.'

his

their

her

its

2. What is the past tense of 'run'?

Ran

Runned

Run

Runned

3. Choose the correct contraction: 'do not'.

don't

doesn't

do'nt

donot

4. Which sentence correctly uses a synecdoche?

All hands on deck.

Everyone on the deck.

The deck was full of people.

People were standing on the deck.

5. Choose the sentence that correctly uses an epistrophe for stylistic effect.

He's a winner, she's a winner, we're all winners.

He's a winner; she's a winner; we're all winners.

Winner he is, winner she is, winners we are.

He is a winner, she is a winner, they are winners.

6. Identify the correct use of a colon in the sentence: 'She brought three things to the picnic: sandwiches, lemonade, and cookies.'

brought three things to the picnic:

picnic: sandwiches,

: sandwiches, lemonade,

sandwiches, lemonade, and cookies.

7. Choose the sentence that correctly uses a periphrasis.

The man with the crown is the king.

The man, who is wearing a crown, is the king.

The wearer of the crown is the king.

The king is the man who wears the crown.

8. Choose the word that is spelled correctly.

Necesary

Necessary

Nessesary

Neccesary

9. Identify the sentence that correctly uses an asyndeton.

We bought apples, oranges, bananas, grapes.

We bought apples, oranges, bananas and grapes.

We bought apples and oranges, bananas and grapes.

We bought apples, oranges; bananas, grapes.

10. Identify the correct use of a gerund in a complex sentence.

Running quickly is important.

He enjoys running quickly.

Running quickly, he caught the bus.

While he was running quickly, he caught the bus.

11. Choose the sentence that correctly uses an anaphora for emphasis.

He tried and tried, but failed.

He tried, he worked, he struggled, but failed.

Trying and working, he still failed.

He tried, working hard, but failed.

12. What is the superlative form of 'good'?

Best

Goodest

Better

Most good

13. Choose the sentence that is in the present perfect tense.

She has finished her homework.

She finished her homework.

She is finishing her homework.

She will finish her homework.

14. Which sentence is correct?

Its a beautiful day.

It's a beautiful day.

Its' a beautiful day.

It a beautiful day.

15. Which word is a synonym for 'happy'?

Sad

Joyful

Angry

Fearful

16. Choose the sentence that correctly uses a conditional perfect continuous tense.

She would have been working for three hours.

She would have worked for three hours.

She will have been working for three hours.

She had been working for three hours.

17. Which word is an example of a conjunction?

Quickly

Because

Happy

Sky

18. What is the correct comparative form of 'bad'?

Baddest

More bad

Worse

Badder

19. Identify the sentence that correctly uses a parataxis.

I came; I saw; I conquered.

I came to see and conquered.

I came and saw and conquered.

Coming, seeing, conquering.

20. Identify the correct use of a relative pronoun in the sentence: 'The book ______ I read yesterday was interesting.'

who

which

where

whom

21. Identify the correct use of a nominative absolute in a sentence.

The weather being nice, we went for a walk.

Because the weather was nice, we went for a walk.

We went for a walk since the weather was nice.

The weather was nice, so we went for a walk.

22. Which of the following is a question?

He is going to the store.

Is he going to the store?

He is going to the store!

He is going to the store; he needs milk.

23. Which sentence correctly uses the future perfect tense?

By next year, I will have completed my degree.

By next year, I have completed my degree.

By next year, I will complete my degree.

By next year, I would have completed my degree.

24. Choose the sentence that has correct punctuation.

Where is your brother going?

Where is your brother going.

Where is your brother going!

Where, is your brother going?

25. What is the antonym of 'ascend'?

Increase

Descend

Jump

Soar

26. Choose the sentence that correctly uses an infinitive phrase.

To win the race was his goal.

Winning the race was difficult.

He runs to win the race.

He is winning the race.

27. Identify the correct use of a zeugma in the sentence.

She opened her door and her heart to the orphan.

She opened the door and welcomed the orphan.

She opened her door to welcome the orphan.

Opening her door, she welcomed the orphan.

28. Identify the gerund in the sentence: 'Swimming is a good exercise.'

Swimming

good

29. Which sentence uses an Oxford comma correctly?

She bought apples, oranges and pears.

She bought apples, oranges, and pears.

She bought, apples, oranges, and pears.

She bought apples oranges, and pears.

30. Which word is an adjective in the sentence: 'She wore a red dress'?

She

wore

red

31. Choose the sentence that correctly uses a participle clause.

Looking at the stars, he made a wish.

He made a wish when he looked at the stars.

He looked at the stars and made a wish.

While looking at the stars, he was making a wish.

32. Which sentence is an example of direct speech?

She said, 'I am going to the store.'

She said that she was going to the store.

She is going to the store, she said.

She tells that she is going to the store.

33. Identify the correct use of an anastrophe in a sentence.

In the night sky shone the bright stars.

The bright stars shone in the night sky.

The stars in the night sky were shining brightly.

Brightly, the stars shone in the night sky.

34. Identify the prepositional phrase in the sentence: 'The cat sat under the table.'

The cat

sat under

under the table

the table

35. Identify the sentence that correctly uses an appositive phrase.

John, my brother, is a doctor.

My brother John is a doctor.

John is my brother who is a doctor.

John, who is my brother, is a doctor.

36. Fill in the blank: 'I would like some __________.'

sugar

sugars

sugar's

sugare

37. Which sentence is an example of passive voice?

The book was read by her.

She was reading the book.

She read the book.

Reading the book was done by her.

38. Choose the correct form of the verb to complete the sentence: 'By the time we arrived, the movie __________ already started.'

has

had

was

39. Choose the sentence that correctly uses a chiasmus for stylistic effect.

She has all my love; my heart belongs to her.

She has my love, and my heart to her belongs.

My love she has; to her belongs my heart.

To her my love; my heart to her belongs.

40. Choose the sentence that is written correctly.

Her and I went shopping.

Her and me went shopping.

She and I went shopping.

She and me went shopping.

41. Identify the sentence that correctly uses a compound-complex sentence structure.

Although he was late, he stopped by the store and bought milk.

He was late and stopped by the store.

He stopped by the store because he was late.

Because he was late, he stopped by the store.

42. Which word is missing in the sentence: 'I want to go __________ for my holiday.'?

abroad

aboard

board

broad

43. Which sentence uses capital letters correctly?

I visited the Eiffel tower in Paris.

i visited the Eiffel Tower in Paris.

I Visited the Eiffel Tower in Paris.

I visited the Eiffel Tower in Paris.

44. What is the opposite of 'ancient'?

Old

Modern

New

Antique

45. Identify the correct past participle of 'write'.

Writed

Written

Wrote

Write

46. Which sentence correctly uses the past perfect tense?

She has sung at the concert.

She had sung at the concert.

She was singing at the concert.

She sings at the concert.

47. What is the correct form of the past perfect subjunctive in the sentence: 'If he __________ the truth, he would have told us'?

knows

knew

had known

would know

48. Which sentence uses the correct order of adjectives?

She has a small, white cat.

She has a white, small cat.

She has a cat, small and white.

She has a cat, white and small.

49. What is the plural form of 'child'?

Childs

Children

Childes

Child

50. Choose the word that completes the sentence correctly: 'She is interested in __________ different cultures.'

learning

learn

to learn

learns

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