Elementary Grammar MCQ Test With Answers + PDF Exercise 16

This is the 16th of 30 elementary level grammar tests. This test in this set comprises 20 multiple choice questions of elementary English grammar. The formats of the tests are similar and the level gradually increases.

Elementary Grammar Test 16

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Question 1

Jack gave _____.

A	to her the flowers.
B	the flowers to hers.
C	her the flowers.
D	hers the flowers.

Question 1 Explanation:

We say give someone something: gave her the flowers. You can also say gave the flowers to her, but not to her the flowers.

Question 2

The sun _____ early in summer.

A	always rises
B	rises always
C	is always rising
D	is rising always

Question 2 Explanation:

Always goes before the main verb: always rises. Use the present simple for things that are always true.

Question 3

What _____ at the weekend?

A	Jane does do
B	does Jane do
C	do Jane
D	Jane does

Question 3 Explanation:

In questions, use does + subject + verb: What does Jane do?

Question 4

Who _____

A	do Mary likes?
B	Mary likes?
C	do Mary like?
D	does Mary like?

Question 4 Explanation:

With Mary (she), the question uses does + base verb: Who does Mary like? Not likes after does.

Question 5

Bill and Carrie _____ the street.

A	they are at
B	they are in
C	are in
D	are at

Question 5 Explanation:

In British English we say in the street. We don't add they because Bill and Carrie is already the subject.

Question 6

What color’s your bicycle?

A	It’s the red.
B	It’s red.
C	It’s a red color.
D	It’s color’s red.

Question 6 Explanation:

With colours, we just say It's red. No the and no colour after it.

Question 7

Choose the correct answer. Only one answer is correct.

A	Is the black cat your?
B	Is the black cat yours?
C	Is your the black cat?
D	Is the your black cat?

Question 7 Explanation:

Without a noun after it, use yours: Is the black cat yours? Your needs a noun: your cat.

Question 8

Bill hasn’t seen _____.

A	much boats
B	any boat
C	many boats
D	some boats

Question 8 Explanation:

Boats can be counted, so use many: many boats. Much is for things we can't count, like water.

Question 9

_____ the room!

A	Don’t go in
B	Don’t going to
C	Not to go in
D	Not go into

Question 9 Explanation:

To tell someone not to do something, use Don't + verb: Don't go in the room!

Question 10

Choose the correct answer. Only one answer is correct.

A	Go here to me!
B	Go to my here!
C	Come to my here!
D	Come here to me!

Question 10 Explanation:

Use come for movement towards the speaker: Come here to me! We don't say go here.

Question 11

Where _____ some stamps for this letter?

A	can I buy
B	I can buy
C	I buy
D	to buy

Question 11 Explanation:

In questions, can comes before the subject: Where can I buy …?

Question 12

Ken is as good _____.

A	is Brian.
B	Brian is.
C	as Brian.
D	than Brian.

Question 12 Explanation:

The pattern is as + adjective + as: as good as Brian. Not than, because than goes with words like better.

Question 13

Lynn _____ television every evening.

A	looks
B	locks at
C	washes at
D	watches

Question 13 Explanation:

We say watch television, with no at: Lynn watches television every evening.

Question 14

_____ good weather.

A	Every people likes
B	Every person like
C	Everybody like
D	Everybody likes

Question 14 Explanation:

Everybody means one group but takes a verb like he/she: Everybody likes. Not Every people, because every needs a singular noun.

Question 15

Did you go to Scotland last year?

A	No, I did never go there.
B	No, I’ve never been there.
C	No, I’ve never gone here.
D	No, I never went here.

Question 15 Explanation:

I've never been there means not at any time in my life. Use there for Scotland, not here, because you are not in Scotland.

Question 16

I didn’t see the people there. I didn’t see _____.

A	him, too.
B	him either.
C	them, too.
D	them either.

Question 16 Explanation:

People is plural, so use them. In negative sentences use either, not too: I didn't see them either.

Question 17

Pat and Jane are _____ her.

A	clever than
B	clever that
C	as clever as
D	so clever as

Question 17 Explanation:

To say two things are the same, use as + adjective + as: as clever as her.

Question 18

Do you _____?

A	come often here
B	come here often
C	go often here
D	go here often

Question 18 Explanation:

The usual order is verb + place + often: Do you come here often? Use come with here.

Question 19

Mary is the girl _____.

A	about the television.
B	of the red hair.
C	at the kitchen.
D	by the window.

Question 19 Explanation:

By the window means next to the window. We say the girl with red hair, not of the red hair.

Question 20

Do you go to school?

A	No, I work.
B	Yes, I am.
C	No, I go home.
D	No, I cycle.

Question 20 Explanation:

No, I work. means I don't go to school because I have a job. Not Yes, I am, because the question uses do. The answer would be Yes, I do.

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