Mixed Grammar MCQ Test With Answers + PDF Exercise 069

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Grammar Test 069

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Question 1

She took time to help me _____ she was very busy.

A	since
B	because
C	although
D	so

Question 1 Explanation:

Although joins two ideas that contrast: she helped me, but she was very busy. Not because or since: being busy is not a reason for helping.

Question 2

Not only did he call on time, _____ he also left an important message.

A	therefore
B	however
C	but
D	and

Question 2 Explanation:

The fixed pair is not only … but (also). When Not only starts the sentence, the verb is inverted (did he call), and the second part begins with but. Not and, because it does not complete this pattern.

Question 3

The mechanic can’t fix the car, and _____.

A	I can either
B	so do I
C	I can, too
D	neither can I

Question 3 Explanation:

To agree with a negative sentence, use neither + auxiliary + subject: can't fix … neither can I. Not I can either: either needs a negative verb (I can't either).

Question 4

Alexander plays basketball very well, and _____.

A	so I do
B	so do I
C	also do I
D	so what

Question 4 Explanation:

To agree with a positive sentence, use so + auxiliary + subject. Plays is present simple, so the auxiliary is do: so do I. Not so I do, because the word order must be inverted.

Question 5

We won’t leave _____ we do all there is to do.

A	that
B	until
C	by
D	don’t

Question 5 Explanation:

Until means 'up to the time when'. We will stay, and we will leave only when everything is done. Not by: it is a preposition and cannot introduce a clause like we do all there is to do.

Question 6

She dances as _____ as a professional dancer does.

A	worse
B	well
C	better
D	best

Question 6 Explanation:

Dances is a verb, so we need an adverb: well. In the pattern as … as, use the base form: as well as a professional dancer does. Not good, because good is an adjective and describes nouns (a good dancer).

Question 7

Our dog eats everything. He is _____ dog I have ever seen.

A	greedier
B	too greedy
C	the greediest
D	greedy enough

Question 7 Explanation:

I have ever seen compares the dog with all others, so we need the superlative: the greediest. Short adjectives ending in -y change y to i and add -est. Not greedier, because the comparative compares only two things and needs than.

Question 8

I didn’t _____ like Chinese food, but now I am fond of it.

A	use to
B	used to
C	used
D	usually

Question 8 Explanation:

In negatives and questions with did, use the base form: didn't use to. Used to is for positive sentences: I used to like it. Not used to here, because didn't already shows the past.

Question 9

It was _____ that we felt exhausted when we finally arrived at the camp.

A	such a long journey
B	a long journey so
C	a long journey
D	a journey so

Question 9 Explanation:

The pattern is such a + adjective + noun + that: such a long journey that we felt exhausted. With so, the adjective comes straight after it: so long that. A long journey so has the wrong word order.

Question 10

Tom plays the piano _____ Arthur.

A	well
B	more
C	a lot better than
D	much more

Question 10 Explanation:

We compare two people, so we need the comparative of well: better than. A lot makes the comparison stronger. Not much more: it needs than, and well has its own comparative, better.

Question 11

My brother usually speaks _____ than I do.

A	somewhat quickly
B	more quickly
C	too quickly
D	very quickly

Question 11 Explanation:

Than shows a comparison, so we need the comparative adverb. Quickly has more than one syllable, so its comparative is more quickly. Very quickly and too quickly cannot be followed by than.

Question 12

All of those oranges are ripe. _____ of them are green.

A	Some
B	Many
C	Neither
D	None

Question 12 Explanation:

If all the oranges are ripe, no orange is green: None of them. Not Some or Many, because they would mean that some oranges are not ripe.

Question 13

I think _____ took your umbrella.

A	anyone
B	other
C	person
D	someone

Question 13 Explanation:

In a positive sentence, we use someone for a person we don't know. Not anyone: it is used in questions and negatives, so anyone took your umbrella is wrong here.

Question 14

Dr. Barnard has a lot of books. _____ of them were written in the Middle Ages.

A	Some
B	Any
C	Neither
D	Both

Question 14 Explanation:

In a positive sentence, use some of them for part of a group: only part of his many books are very old. Not Both or Neither: they are used only for two things. Not Any: it is used in questions and negatives.

Question 15

None of those glasses are clean. _____ of them are as dirty as can be.

A	Any
B	All
C	Both
D	Neither

Question 15 Explanation:

If none of the glasses are clean, then every glass is dirty: All of them. Both and Neither are used only for two things, and None already shows a group of more than two. Any is not used like this in a positive sentence.

Question 16

I don’t think there’s _____ home.

A	any person
B	any people
C	someone
D	anyone

Question 16 Explanation:

In a negative sentence (I don't think …), use anyone for a person: there's anyone home. Not someone: it is used in positive sentences. Not any people, because there's needs a singular word.

Question 17

The _____ lamp is in the bedroom.

A	other
B	another
C	any
D	other one

Question 17 Explanation:

The other + noun means the second one of two, or the last one left: the other lamp. Not another: it already contains an, so we cannot say the another.

Question 18

When would you like _____ you?

A	that I call
B	I’m calling
C	me to call
D	I’d call

Question 18 Explanation:

The pattern is would like + object + to + verb: Would you like me to call you? Not that I call: would like is not followed by a that-clause.

Question 19

Be careful with that knife. You might cut _____.

A	yourself
B	myself
C	itself
D	you

Question 19 Explanation:

The person who cuts and the person who gets hurt are the same, so we use a reflexive pronoun: you → yourself. Not you, because cut you would mean another person.

Question 20

She taught _____ to play the piano.

A	of herself
B	in herself
C	by herself
D	herself

Question 20 Explanation:

Teach yourself means learn without a teacher. The object comes straight after the verb, with no preposition: She taught herself to play. Not by herself: taught by herself has no object for taught.

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