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

1. Choose the sentence that correctly uses a litote for understatement.

It's not the worst idea I've heard.

It's the best idea I've heard.

It's a terrible idea.

That idea is okay.

2. Identify the subjunctive mood in the following sentence: 'If I __________ president, I would change the law.'

was

were

3. 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.

4. Choose the word that is spelled correctly.

Necesary

Necessary

Nessesary

Neccesary

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

Sad

Joyful

Angry

Fearful

6. Identify the correct plural form of 'thesis'.

Thesises

Theses

Thesice

7. What is the antonym of 'ascend'?

Increase

Descend

Jump

Soar

8. 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.

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

abroad

aboard

board

broad

10. 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.

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

don't

doesn't

do'nt

donot

12. 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.

13. Choose the sentence that correctly uses a reflexive pronoun.

She prepared herself for the exam.

She prepared her for the exam.

She prepared herself the exam.

She prepared she for the exam.

14. Choose the sentence that is in the present continuous tense.

She was singing a song.

She sings a song.

She is singing a song.

She has sung a song.

15. Which word is a verb in the sentence: 'They quickly ran to the store'?

They

quickly

ran

store

16. 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?

17. What is the plural form of 'mouse'?

Mouses

Mice

Mousees

Mouse

18. What is the correct form of the verb in this subjunctive mood: 'If I __________ king, I would change the law'?

was

were

19. Choose the sentence that correctly employs a split infinitive for emphasis.

To quickly run is important.

To run quickly is important.

He decided to quickly run the race.

He decided to run quickly the race.

20. Which sentence is correct?

Its a beautiful day.

It's a beautiful day.

Its' a beautiful day.

It a beautiful day.

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