Mixed Grammar MCQ Test With Answers + PDF Exercise 044

This is the 44th of 100 perfect multi-level grammar tests for assessment. Each test comprises 20 multiple choice questions on almost all the topics of English grammar. So these tests are perfect for you to check your English grammar knowledge thoroughly. To do this, we suggest you take these 100 grammar tests one by one.

Grammar Test 044

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Question 1

He hasn’t bought _____ apples.

A	a lot
B	any
C	much
D	some

Question 1 Explanation:

In negative sentences we use any with plural nouns: He hasn't bought any apples. Not some, which is mainly used in positive sentences.

Question 2

Sarah, what _____ doing?

A	she is
B	are
C	are you
D	is

Question 2 Explanation:

We are talking to Sarah, so we use you. In questions, the verb comes before the subject: What are you doing?

Question 3

Are there six books on the table?

A	No, five are.
B	No, there is.
C	No, there are three.
D	No, there isn't.

Question 3 Explanation:

We answer with there are plus the correct number: No, there are three. Not No, there isn't, because books is plural.

Question 4

A: _____ does she go to work?

B: At nine o’clock.

A	Why
B	Where
C	When
D	How

Question 4 Explanation:

The answer is a time (at nine o'clock), so the question word is When.

Question 5

Wind power is both clean _____.

A	and expensive
B	but expensive
C	but expensive also
D	cheap

Question 5 Explanation:

Both is always followed by and: both clean and expensive. Not but, because both never goes with but.

Question 6

Tom will mend the window when _____ home.

A	he come
B	does he come
C	he is coming
D	he comes

Question 6 Explanation:

After when we use the present simple for the future: when he comes home. Not he come, because he needs -s.

Question 7

Are you making any more cakes?

A	Yes, I do
B	Yes, I am
C	Yes, I am doing
D	Yes, I am making

Question 7 Explanation:

The question uses Are you…?, so the short answer uses am: Yes, I am. We don't repeat the -ing verb in short answers.

Question 8

A: Were you singing when I came in?

B: Yes, I _____.

A	sang
B	was
C	were
D	did

Question 8 Explanation:

The question uses Were you…? (past continuous), so the short answer with I is Yes, I was. Not were, because I goes with was.

Question 9

Lately, he has become interested in _____ antiques.

A	collecting
B	to collect
C	collect
D	for collecting

Question 9 Explanation:

After a preposition such as in, we use the -ing form: interested in collecting. Not to collect, because a preposition is never followed by to + verb.

Question 10

I wonder when _____ home.

A	is she coming
B	will she come
C	she is coming
D	can she come

Question 10 Explanation:

After I wonder when, we use normal statement word order (subject before verb): I wonder when she is coming. Not is she coming, because this is not a direct question.

Question 11

The singer _____ many compliments on her new album.

A	have been paid
B	has been paid
C	being paid
D	has been paying

Question 11 Explanation:

The singer receives the compliments, so we need the passive: has been paid (present perfect passive). Not have been paid, because the singer is singular and needs has.

Question 12

He is _____.

A	artist
B	of artist
C	an artist
D	artistically

Question 12 Explanation:

We use a/an before a job: He is an artist. We use an because artist starts with a vowel sound.

Question 13

Gloria is a good dancer. She dances _____.

A	good
B	goodly
C	very good
D	well

Question 13 Explanation:

To describe how someone does something, we use an adverb. The adverb of good is well: She dances well.

Question 14

We work _____ every day.

A	hard
B	hardly
C	careful
D	good

Question 14 Explanation:

Hard is both an adjective and an adverb: We work hard. Not hardly, which means "almost not".

Question 15

_____ Helen reads in bed.

A	Never
B	Seldom
C	Sometimes
D	Almost

Question 15 Explanation:

Sometimes can go at the start of a sentence with normal word order: Sometimes Helen reads in bed. Not Never or Seldom, because at the start of a sentence they need a changed word order (Seldom does Helen read…).

Question 16

You seem _____ a jazz fan.

A	liking
B	to be
C	are
D	to himself

Question 16 Explanation:

Seem is followed by to + verb: You seem to be a jazz fan. Not liking or are, because seem doesn't take these forms.

Question 17

That man _____ terrible.

A	cooks
B	feels
C	runs
D	works

Question 17 Explanation:

Terrible is an adjective, so we need a linking verb such as feel: That man feels terrible. Verbs like cooks or runs need an adverb (cooks terribly).

Question 18

The cookies taste _____.

A	well
B	much
C	good
D	beautifully

Question 18 Explanation:

Taste is a linking verb, so it is followed by an adjective: The cookies taste good. Not well, because well is an adverb here.

Question 19

_____ magazines in the closet.

A	They’re
B	Their
C	There
D	There are

Question 19 Explanation:

We use There are to say that plural things exist in a place: There are magazines in the closet. They're, Their and There alone don't make a complete sentence.

Question 20

_____ bottle in the sink.