Mixed Grammar MCQ Test With Answers + PDF Exercise 057

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Grammar Test 057

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Question 1

Wallace wasn’t very careful when he drove the car, _____?

A	wasn’t he
B	did he
C	didn’t he
D	was he

Question 1 Explanation:

A negative sentence takes a positive tag, made with the same verb. The sentence uses wasn't, so the tag is was he? Not did he, because the main verb is was, not drove.

Question 2

She didn’t tell Robert where his wife was, _____?

A	wasn’t she
B	did she
C	didn’t she
D	was she

Question 2 Explanation:

The sentence is negative and uses the past simple (didn't tell), so the tag is positive with did: did she? Not was she, because the main verb is tell, not was.

Question 3

Your friends aren’t given any chance, _____?

A	do they
B	aren’t they
C	haven’t they
D	are they

Question 3 Explanation:

The verb is aren't (a passive form, aren't given), so the positive tag is are they?

Question 4

Linda is thirsty. She wants _____ glass of milk.

A	other
B	some
C	any
D	another

Question 4 Explanation:

Another means 'one more', and we use it before a singular noun: another glass. Other and some don't go before glass on its own.

Question 5

I want to give my brother _____ for his birthday.

A	a thing
B	anything
C	something
D	any

Question 5 Explanation:

Use something in positive sentences. Anything is for questions and negatives.

Question 6

Is that umbrella _____?

A	you
B	to you
C	your
D	yours

Question 6 Explanation:

With no noun after it, use the possessive pronoun yours: Is that umbrella yours? Your needs a noun after it, as in your umbrella.

Question 7

We bought a lamp for Mr. Pools. We gave it _____ last night.

A	him
B	to him
C	his
D	for him

Question 7 Explanation:

When the thing comes first (it), the person needs to: give it to him. Not for him, because we give something to a person.

Question 8

Don’t talk _____.

A	him
B	he
C	to him
D	on him

Question 8 Explanation:

We say talk to someone: Don't talk to him. Talk needs to before the person.

Question 9

A: Whose car is that?

B: It’s _____.

A	to her
B	hers
C	her
D	Mrs. Jacobs

Question 9 Explanation:

To answer Whose…? without a noun, use a possessive pronoun: It's hers. Not Mrs. Jacobs, because a name needs 's to show who owns something: Mrs. Jacobs's.

Question 10

A: Whose is this?

B: _____.

A	His
B	He’s
C	It’s
D	It is

Question 10 Explanation:

His answers the question Whose? on its own: It's his. He's means he is, so it doesn't show who owns the thing.

Question 11

There isn’t _____ in the restaurant.

A	any people
B	any persons
C	anybody
D	nobody

Question 11 Explanation:

Isn't goes with a singular word, so we say There isn't anybody. Not any people, because it needs aren't. Not nobody, because the verb is already negative.

Question 12

A: Have you got any apples?

B: Yes, I’ve got _____.

A	a small
B	one small
C	two small ones
D	two small

Question 12 Explanation:

Use ones after an adjective so you don't repeat the noun: two small ones (= two small apples). Two small is not complete without a noun.

Question 13

_____ don’t like red wine.

A	Some people
B	Any people
C	Somebody
D	Anybody

Question 13 Explanation:

Some people is plural, so it goes with don't. Somebody is singular and would need doesn't.

Question 14

I can hardly see _____ without my glasses.

A	anything
B	something
C	nothing
D	nowhere

Question 14 Explanation:

Hardly has a negative meaning, so it takes anything. Not nothing, because that would make a double negative.

Question 15

The Nelsons enjoyed _____ on their vacation.

A	themselves
B	yourselves
C	yourself
D	ourselves

Question 15 Explanation:

The Nelsons means they, so the reflexive pronoun is themselves: enjoy themselves (= have a good time).

Question 16

Mrs. Baker is fond of her students. She’s giving _____ some candy.

A	to them
B	them
C	they
D	for them

Question 16 Explanation:

When the person comes straight after give, there is no to: giving them some candy. We say some candy to them only when the thing comes first.

Question 17

My sister called last week. I haven’t spoken _____ since.

A	him
B	she
C	her
D	to her

Question 17 Explanation:

We say speak to someone. My sister is a woman, so the answer is to her.

Question 18

Is this typewriter _____?

A	your
B	yours
C	to you
D	you

Question 18 Explanation:

With no noun after it, use yours: Is this typewriter yours? Your needs a noun, as in your typewriter.

Question 19

He _____ in the heavy rain and came home dripping wet.

A	was caught
B	caught
C	catch
D	have caught

Question 19 Explanation:

The rain caught him, so we use the passive past simple: was caught in the rain. The past tense matches came home. Not caught, because he didn't catch anything himself.

Question 20

She has _____ strange in her handbag.