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English Grammar MCQ Test With Answers Intermediate - 07

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Question 1

The trouble is that he doesn't like mathematics. Come to think of it, he doesn't enjoy geometry much, _____.

A	either
B	whether
C	however
D	neither
E	nevertheless

Question 1 Explanation:

We use either at the end of a negative sentence to add a second negative idea: He doesn't like maths. He doesn't enjoy geometry, either. Not neither: it already has a negative meaning, so it can't follow doesn't.

Question 2

_____ either of you a doctor? Or, _____ you both engineers?

A	Are / aren't
B	Is / is
C	Are / are
D	Is / are
E	Aren't / are

Question 2 Explanation:

Either of you means 'one or the other', so in careful grammar it takes a singular verb: Is either of you a doctor? You both is plural, so it needs are: Are you both engineers?

Question 3

I'm afraid I've terribly misjudged them both. The truth is that he can drive this machine very skillfully, and so _____.

A	is he
B	am I
C	can his friend
D	he can
E	do I

Question 3 Explanation:

To say that another person does the same thing, we use so + auxiliary + subject. The auxiliary must match the first verb: he can drive → so can his friend. Not so am I or so do I, because the verb in the first clause is can.

Question 4

_____ feeding these fish, please be careful with _____ you give them.

A	After / that
B	When / what
C	When / where
D	Where / how
E	Before / when

Question 4 Explanation:

When feeding means 'at the time you are feeding'. What means 'the thing(s) that': be careful with what you give them. Not that, because that can't mean 'the thing which' here.

Question 5

'You took the wrong bus.' 'It _____ the wrong one. It has brought me to the right place, hasn't it?'

A	must have been
B	should have been
C	ought to have been
D	can't have been
E	may have been

Question 5 Explanation:

Can't have + past participle shows we are sure something was not true in the past. The speaker is sure the bus wasn't wrong, because it took him to the right place. Not must have been, which means the speaker is sure it was wrong.

Question 6

"Don't worry; one of the robbers _____," said a policeman to the gathering crowd.

A	are being pursued
B	have been pursuing
C	has been pursuing
D	will be pursuing
E	is being pursued

Question 6 Explanation:

The subject is one (singular), so we need is. The robber is the person being chased, not the chaser, so we need the passive. Is being pursued is the present continuous passive: it is happening now. Not are being pursued: the verb must agree with one, not robbers.

Question 7

Incidentally, theoretical neurolinguistics _____ to be a pure science that _____ indispensable for understanding the origins of mankind.

A	happens / are
B	happens / is
C	happen / is
D	happen / are
E	is happening / is

Question 7 Explanation:

Names of sciences ending in -ics (neurolinguistics, mathematics, physics) are singular, so we say neurolinguistics happens. The relative clause refers back to a pure science (singular), so we need is. Not happen / are: neither verb agrees with its singular subject.

Question 8

I _____ asked to inform you that you're dismissed from your post as of today.

A	has been
B	have been
C	used to be
D	had
E	would have

Question 8 Explanation:

Someone else asked the speaker, so we need the passive. The present perfect passive have been asked connects a past action to now. Not has been, because the subject is I.

Question 9

I've been meaning to ask you: this is the first time you have visited Turkey, _____?

A	aren't you
B	is it
C	are you
D	isn't it
E	is this

Question 9 Explanation:

The question tag follows the main clause, this is, and the tag uses it for this: This is…, isn't it? A positive sentence takes a negative tag. Not aren't you: the tag doesn't follow you have visited, which is only part of the sentence. After This is the first time… we use the present perfect: you have visited.

Question 10

I _____ it on my own by then.

A	had got used to using
B	am used to do
C	was used to use
D	am using
E	will never be able to get using

Question 10 Explanation:

Get used to + -ing means 'become familiar with'. By then points to a time in the past, so we use the past perfect: had got used to using. Not was used to use: after used to meaning 'familiar with', we need the -ing form.

Question 11

_____ the laziest of the lazy would rather work than starve.

A	Such as
B	Even
C	Because
D	As soon as
E	Whether or not

Question 11 Explanation:

Even stresses something surprising or extreme: Even the laziest people would rather work than starve. The other options are conjunctions or phrases that can't come before a noun phrase like this.

Question 12

She said that if I got out of her light she _____ to see what she was doing.

A	would be able
B	had better
C	were capable of
D	had tried
E	wanted

Question 12 Explanation:

This is reported speech of a first conditional. 'If you get out of my light, I will be able to see' becomes if I got out of her light she would be able to see. Not were capable of: it doesn't agree with she and needs an -ing form.

Question 13

"Yes, we have a room for you," said the receptionist. "Now, if you'd _____ the register, please."

A	to sign
B	just sign
C	signed
D	not to sign
E	been signing

Question 13 Explanation:

If you'd (would) + bare infinitive is a polite request: If you'd just sign here, please. Just makes it sound even softer. Not to sign, because would is followed by the infinitive without to.

Question 14

His wife begged him not to drink too much _____ he would have to drive them home later in the evening.

A	as
B	so
C	that
D	whether
E	therefore

Question 14 Explanation:

As here means 'because' and introduces the reason: she didn't want him to drink as he had to drive. Not so: it introduces a result, which doesn't fit the meaning.

Question 15

If she catches you _____ her diary, she'll be furious.

A	that you are reading
B	having read
C	you are reading
D	reading
E	have read

Question 15 Explanation:

The pattern is catch somebody + -ing, meaning 'find somebody doing something wrong': If she catches you reading her diary… Not that you are reading: catch isn't followed by a that-clause.

Question 16

I saw him enter the room, unlock the drawer, take out a document, photograph it _____ put it back.

A	as soon as
B	and then
C	however not to
D	before
E	again

Question 16 Explanation:

After see somebody + bare infinitive, the actions are listed in order and joined with and then before the last one. Not before: it would need putting, not put.

Question 17

What a smart suit that is you've got on. It _____ cost you a fortune to buy.

A	ought to have
B	needn't have
C	should have
D	must have
E	can't have

Question 17 Explanation:

Must have + past participle expresses a strong logical conclusion about the past: the suit looks very smart, so it must have cost a lot. Not should have: that is used for advice or expectation, not for conclusions.

Question 18

_____ a married man, you'll have a lot more responsibilities from now on.

A	As
B	Been
C	No matter what
D	Because of
E	Due to the fact that

Question 18 Explanation:

As + noun means 'in the role of': As a married man, you'll have more responsibilities. Not Because of: that phrase doesn't describe a person's role or position.

Question 19

I'd rather have a room of my own, _____ small it is, than share a room with a total stranger.

A	as long as
B	however
C	if
D	whatever
E	no matter what

Question 19 Explanation:

However + adjective means 'it doesn't matter how': however small it is. Not whatever or no matter what: they can't come directly before an adjective. You would need no matter how small.

Question 20

The fat lady went down head over heels, _____ made everyone burst into uncontrollable laughter.

A	that
B	what
C	this
D	it
E	which

Question 20 Explanation:

After a comma, which can refer to the whole previous clause: She fell, which made everyone laugh. Not that: it can't be used after a comma in a non-defining relative clause.

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