Mixed Grammar MCQ Test With Answers + PDF Exercise 098

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Grammar Test 098

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Question 1

Most tarantulas, _____ occur in the temperate zone, live in the tropics.

A	which they
B	some of them
C	several species of which
D	several species also

Question 1 Explanation:

A non-defining relative clause can begin with a quantity phrase plus of which for things, as in several species of which. It means 'several species of them' and links back to tarantulas. Not some of them: that would join two full sentences with only a comma.

Question 2

_____ two years ago, Rita’s car costs five thousand dollars.

A	Purchased less than
B	To buy a car
C	Expensive cars
D	Buying automobile

Question 2 Explanation:

A past participle can start a sentence to give extra information about the subject. Purchased less than two years ago means 'which was bought less than two years ago' and describes Rita's car. The other options do not describe the car correctly.

Question 3

Mrs. Smith answers all the letters _____ to her husband.

A	sent
B	send for
C	are sent
D	sending

Question 3 Explanation:

Sent is a reduced relative clause: the letters sent to her husband = the letters which are sent to her husband. The meaning is passive, so we need the past participle. Not are sent, because the relative pronoun which is missing.

Question 4

I have two cars, _____.

A	and so do I
B	both of which are old
C	all of them stolen
D	and I do too

Question 4 Explanation:

Both of which refers to two things and starts a relative clause: two cars, both of which are old. Not all of them, because all is used for three or more, and them cannot start a relative clause.

Question 5

Ronald Eliot, _____, is in my English class.

A	his brother is a pilot
B	whose brother is a pilot
C	who’s his brother a pilot
D	whose not a pilot

Question 5 Explanation:

Whose shows possession in a relative clause: Ronald Eliot, whose brother is a pilot = his brother is a pilot. Not who's, which means who is, and not his brother is a pilot, which would be a second sentence joined only by commas.

Question 6

Anyone _____ in taking the course can enrol next week.

A	wants
B	is interested
C	interested
D	wanting

Question 6 Explanation:

Anyone interested in is a reduced relative clause, short for anyone who is interested in. Not wanting, because we say want to do, not want in doing.

Question 7

“Sunflowers” is one of many beautiful pictures _____ by Vincent van Gogh.

A	painted
B	was painted
C	it was painted
D	when it was painted

Question 7 Explanation:

Painted by is a reduced passive relative clause: pictures painted by Van Gogh = pictures which were painted by Van Gogh. Not was painted, because the relative pronoun which is missing.

Question 8

Raymond has two brothers, _____.

A	both of whom live in Turkey
B	whom they live in Turkey
C	both of them live in Turkey
D	one of them lives in Turkey

Question 8 Explanation:

For people, we use of whom after a quantity word: two brothers, both of whom live in Turkey. Not both of them live, because them cannot start a relative clause, so the sentence would join two full sentences with only a comma.

Question 9

_____ only two elderly people who were enjoying the beautiful weather.

A	There was
B	As many as
C	There were
D	It were

Question 9 Explanation:

There were + plural noun says that something existed: There were only two elderly people. Not There was, because people is plural and needs were.

Question 10

There were twenty people near the scene, _____ saw the accident.

A	all of whom
B	most
C	whom
D	both of them

Question 10 Explanation:

All of whom starts a relative clause about people: twenty people, all of whom saw the accident. Not whom alone, because the clause needs a subject form, and whom is an object form. Not both of them, because there are twenty people, not two.

Question 11

Two men _____ on the bridge were injured yesterday afternoon.

A	working
B	work
C	worked
D	were working

Question 11 Explanation:

Working is a reduced active relative clause: two men working on the bridge = two men who were working on the bridge. Not were working, because the sentence already has a main verb, were injured.

Question 12

She bought many beautiful objects in Japan, _____ is this painting.

A	an example of which
B	example of which
C	examples of which
D	of which

Question 12 Explanation:

An example of which means 'one example of these objects' and introduces a relative clause: an example of which is this painting. The verb is is singular, so we need an example, not examples. Not example of which, because the countable noun needs an.

Question 13

According to doctors, _____ the most serious health problem in the country.

A	it is smoking
B	smoking which is
C	smoking is
D	nothing but smoking

Question 13 Explanation:

The sentence needs a subject and a verb: smoking is the most serious health problem. Not it is smoking, because it adds an extra subject, and not smoking which is, because that makes a relative clause with no main verb.

Question 14

The interest on savings accounts at HSBC Bank is _____ Bank of Rome.

A	higher than
B	higher than that of
C	higher of
D	as high as

Question 14 Explanation:

In a comparison, we must compare like with like: interest with interest. That of replaces the interest, so higher than that of Bank of Rome means 'higher than the interest of Bank of Rome'. Not higher than alone, because that would compare interest with a bank.

Question 15

Fresh fruit costs twice _____ canned fruit.

A	more expensive than
B	higher than
C	much as
D	as much as

Question 15 Explanation:

With multipliers we use twice / three times + as much as: Fresh fruit costs twice as much as canned fruit. Not more expensive than, because costs already gives the meaning of price, and twice is not used with more … than in this pattern.

Question 16

She was _____ I met at the party.

A	the one
B	whom
C	who
D	that

Question 16 Explanation:

After She was we need a noun phrase: She was the one (that) I met at the party. The relative pronoun is left out because the one is the object of met. Not who or that, because a relative pronoun needs a noun before it.

Question 17

_____ she needs is a good rest.

A	That
B	What
C	The thing what
D	Which

Question 17 Explanation:

What means 'the thing that' and can be the subject of a sentence: What she needs is a good rest. Not The thing what, because we say the thing that.

Question 18

Is this _____ looking for?

A	you were
B	that you were
C	what you were
D	which you were

Question 18 Explanation:

What = 'the thing that': Is this what you were looking for? There is no noun before the gap, so that or which cannot be used.

Question 19

The police have closed a factory which _____ to produce fake designer handbags.

A	it is claimed
B	claimed
C	claiming
D	is claimed

Question 19 Explanation:

The passive reporting structure be claimed + to-infinitive means 'people say': a factory which is claimed to produce fake bags. Not it is claimed, because which is already the subject, so it would be an extra subject.

Question 20

My father, _____ knows two languages, works for a publisher.

A	whom
B	that
C	who
D	whose

Question 20 Explanation:

Who is the subject relative pronoun for people: My father, who knows two languages, …. Not that, because that cannot be used in a non-defining clause with commas. Not whom, because the clause needs a subject, and whom is an object form.

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