Intermediate Grammar MCQ Test With Answers + PDF Exercise 29

Short adjectives like tall form the comparative with -er, followed by than: taller than. Much makes the comparison stronger. Not more tall, because one-syllable adjectives don't use more, and that is never used for comparisons.

After a quantity word like all, some or none, a relative clause uses of whom for people and of which for things: all of whom became doctors. Not of which, because the sons are people.

Had better + base verb gives strong advice: You had better go now. The clue is It's getting late. Not would rather, which expresses preference (I would rather go), not advice.

Relatives are members of your family, such as aunts, uncles and cousins. It fits some relatives of mine who live in the north of Scotland. Not neighbours, because neighbours live near you, not far away in another region.

A notice is a written sign or board that gives information or instructions, e.g. a notice saying "No Parking". Not label, which is a small piece of paper stuck on a product.

Chance of + -ing means the possibility that something will happen: He has no chance of winning. Not opportunity, which is a good moment to do something, and isn't used for the likelihood of winning.

Foreign means from another country. The clue is a language I don't understand. Not strange, which means unusual and doesn't say where people come from.

A signature is your name written in your own special way, e.g. on a cheque or a document. The clue is I didn't write it.

Make up here means to put make-up (colour, powder) on your face, as actors do before performing. Not do up, which means to fasten clothes or to repair a house.

Somehow or other is a fixed expression meaning in some way, even if we don't know how yet. The other options are not real English phrases.

The pattern want + object + past participle means you want someone to do something: I want this work done immediately. Want is not followed by a that-clause, and we do work, not make it.

In be used to (= be accustomed to), to is a preposition, so it is followed by the -ing form: He's used to speaking in public. Not speak, which is used after used to for past habits (He used to speak).

Provided means 'only if' and introduces a condition: you can fly provided you don't mind changing planes. Not unless, which means 'if not' and would give the opposite meaning.

The pattern is It's (ages / two years) since + past simple: It's ages since I saw him. Not ago, which is used without It's: I saw him ages ago.

Make + object + adjective describes the effect on someone: He made me angry. Not to be angry, because make is not followed by to.

Whatever means 'it doesn't matter what': whatever they say = no matter what they say. Not however, which means 'no matter how' and is used with adjectives or adverbs.

Which after a comma can refer to the whole previous clause: He arrived late, which was annoying (= his arriving late was annoying). Not what or that, which can't be used in this kind of clause.

We say similar to something: His job is similar to yours. Not the same that, because the correct form is the same as.

Days is countable, so we use a few, and time expressions use a possessive apostrophe: a few days' rest. Not few days rest, which misses the apostrophe after the plural days.

Know how to + verb means to have the skill to do something: Do you know how to do the repairs? Not to do alone, because know needs how before the infinitive here. Not how doing, because how is followed by to + verb, not the -ing form.

We use in with seasons, months and years: in summer, in July. Not on, which is for days (on Monday).

We use on with floors of a building: on the third floor. Not in or at.