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English Grammar Quiz: 10 Questions with Answers

Good grammar helps in exams, interviews and emails. Pick the correct option in each of these 10 questions.

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1Choose the correct article: "She waited for ___ hour."

  1. an
  2. the
  3. a
  4. no article
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Answer: A. an. "Hour" starts with a vowel sound (the h is silent), so we use "an".

2What is the plural of "child"?

  1. Children
  2. Childrens
  3. Childs
  4. Childes
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Answer: A. Children. "Children" is the irregular plural of "child".

3Choose the correct sentence:

  1. She go to school daily.
  2. She gone to school daily.
  3. She going to school daily.
  4. She goes to school daily.
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Answer: D. She goes to school daily.. With he, she or it in the simple present, the verb takes -s: "she goes".

4What is the past tense of "go"?

  1. Went
  2. Gone
  3. Going
  4. Goed
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Answer: A. Went. "Went" is the simple past. "Gone" is the past participle, as in "has gone".

5Fill in the blank: "The meeting is ___ Monday."

  1. by
  2. on
  3. in
  4. at
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Answer: B. on. We use "on" with days and dates: on Monday, on 5 May.

6Which is correct?

  1. Its colour is red.
  2. It's colour is red.
  3. Its' colour is red.
  4. It is colour is red.
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Answer: A. Its colour is red.. "Its" shows possession. "It's" means "it is".

7Choose the correct comparative: "This road is ___ than that one."

  1. more good
  2. gooder
  3. better
  4. best
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Answer: C. better. "Good" becomes "better" (comparative) and "best" (superlative).

8Identify the noun in: "The happy boy ran quickly."

  1. happy
  2. quickly
  3. ran
  4. boy
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Answer: D. boy. "Boy" is the noun. "Happy" is an adjective, "ran" a verb and "quickly" an adverb.

9Which sentence uses "each" correctly?

  1. Each of the students have a book.
  2. Each of the students having a book.
  3. Each of the student have a book.
  4. Each of the students has a book.
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Answer: D. Each of the students has a book.. "Each" is singular, so it takes "has".

10Which word is a conjunction?

  1. Under
  2. Because
  3. Quickly
  4. Beautiful
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Answer: B. Because. "Because" joins two parts of a sentence, so it is a conjunction.
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