Mixed Grammar MCQ Test With Answers + PDF Exercise 096

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Grammar Test 096

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Question 1

He won’t be able to finish studying those reports at the office. He wants to _____ at home.

A	look for them
B	look after them
C	look them over
D	look them up

Question 1 Explanation:

Look something over means to examine or read it quickly. With a pronoun, the pronoun goes between the verb and the particle: look them over. Not look them up, which means to find information in a dictionary or list.

Question 2

Some of the tenants are upset because the landlord won’t _____ the building.

A	keep off
B	keep on
C	keep up with
D	keep up

Question 2 Explanation:

Keep up a building means to keep it in good condition, or maintain it. That is why the tenants are upset. Not keep up with, which means to stay at the same speed or level as someone.

Question 3

Many of the items _____ were given to the poor.

A	sell
B	sale
C	sold to
D	not sold

Question 3 Explanation:

Not sold is a shortened passive relative clause: the items (that were) not sold. It makes sense that unsold items were given to the poor. Sell and sale cannot follow the noun like this.

Question 4

Mr. Green received all the complaints _____ to our office.

A	sent
B	were sent
C	sending
D	be sent

Question 4 Explanation:

Sent is a past participle with passive meaning: the complaints (that were) sent to our office. Not were sent, because the sentence already has a main verb, received.

Question 5

Anyone _____ in hunting can come with me.

A	interesting
B	interested
C	was interested
D	was interesting

Question 5 Explanation:

Anyone interested in hunting is short for anyone who is interested. Use -ed adjectives for how a person feels and -ing adjectives for what causes the feeling. Not interesting, which describes the thing, not the person.

Question 6

War and Peace is a long novel _____ by Leo Tolstoy.

A	written
B	it was written
C	was written
D	wrote

Question 6 Explanation:

Written by Leo Tolstoy is a reduced passive clause: a novel (that was) written by.... Not was written, because the sentence already has a main verb, is.

Question 7

Have you met the new secretary _____ last week?

A	hired
B	was hired
C	she was hired
D	when she was hired

Question 7 Explanation:

Hired last week is a reduced passive clause: the secretary (who was) hired last week. Not was hired, because who is missing, and a clause needs it before was hired.

Question 8

_____ entering the hall, he found everyone waiting for him.

A	At
B	By
C	On
D	In

Question 8 Explanation:

On + -ing means "as soon as" or "at the moment when": On entering the hall means as soon as he entered it. Not By, because by + -ing shows how you do something, not when.

Question 9

His parents died when he was young, so he was _____ by his aunt.

A	brought out
B	grown up
C	brought up
D	grown

Question 9 Explanation:

Bring up a child means to raise and care for a child until they are an adult: He was brought up by his aunt. Not grown up, because grow up has no object and cannot be passive.

Question 10

You can’t rely _____ him to do the job properly.

A	on
B	with
C	to
D	in

Question 10 Explanation:

The verb rely is always followed by on: rely on someone to do something. It means to trust or depend on someone.

Question 11

Don’t make him _____ it if he doesn’t want to.

A	do
B	doing
C	to do
D	done

Question 11 Explanation:

After make + object, use the bare infinitive, which has no to: make him do it. Not to do, because make does not take to in the active voice.

Question 12

He rushed out of the room, _____ the door as he went.

A	slam
B	slamming
C	slams
D	slammed

Question 12 Explanation:

The -ing participle slamming describes a second action that happens at the same time as the main one, rushed out. Not slammed, because that would need and before it.

Question 13

He arrived without _____ us that he was coming.

A	warn
B	having warned
C	have warned
D	to warned

Question 13 Explanation:

After a preposition such as without, use an -ing form. Having warned is the perfect -ing form and shows that the warning would have come before the arrival. Without warning us would also be correct, but it is not an option.

Question 14

The men _____ for a bus were knocked down when a lorry skidded and ran off the road.

A	wait
B	waiting
C	waited
D	were waiting

Question 14 Explanation:

Waiting for a bus is a reduced relative clause: the men (who were) waiting. The present participle shows an action in progress. Not were waiting, because the main verb, were knocked down, comes later.

Question 15

After _____ all the doors and windows thoroughly, I went to bed.

A	check
B	have checked
C	having checked
D	have been checked

Question 15 Explanation:

After the preposition after, use an -ing form. Having checked is the perfect -ing form and stresses that the checking was finished before going to bed. Not have checked, because a preposition cannot be followed by this form.

Question 16

The man is going to drown _____ somebody jumps into the river to save him.

A	in case
B	unless
C	so
D	that

Question 16 Explanation:

Unless means if not. Unless somebody jumps means if somebody doesn't jump, so the man will drown if nobody saves him. Not in case, which means as a precaution against something that might happen.

Question 17

Martin hasn’t got a library ticket, _____ he can’t borrow books from the library.

A	so
B	unless
C	if
D	that

Question 17 Explanation:

So introduces a result: he has no ticket, so he can't borrow books. The second clause is the consequence of the first.

Question 18

_____ you have driven a car like this, you will never want to drive any other car.

A	Once
B	In case
C	Although
D	Therefore

Question 18 Explanation:

Once means "as soon as" or "after": Once you have driven a car like this, you won't want another. Not Therefore, because it is an adverb that links two sentences, not a word that starts a clause like this.

Question 19

He looked _____ he had seen a ghost.

A	as
B	as if
C	such as
D	because

Question 19 Explanation:

As if + clause describes how someone seems or appears: He looked as if he had seen a ghost. The past perfect shows an imagined earlier event. Not as, which cannot introduce this kind of comparison after look.

Question 20

Don’t use the car _____ it is absolutely necessary.

A	if
B	so
C	because
D	unless

Question 20 Explanation:

Unless means "except if" or "if not": don't use the car unless it is really necessary. Not if, because if gives the opposite meaning: don't use it when it is necessary.

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