Pronouns - Adverbs - Adjectives - Determiners (Elementary / Pre-Intermediate) Test 1

Pronouns – Adverbs – Adjectives – Determines

Pronouns - Adverbs - Adjectives - Determines (Elementary / Pre-Intermediate) Test 1

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Question 1

I can see Amanda. _____ is waiting for the New York plane.

A	I
B	She
C	His
D	He

Question 1 Explanation:

Amanda is a woman, and the word is the subject of the verb is waiting, so we use She.

Question 2

The clerk is speaking to the women. He is talking to _____.

A	them
B	they
C	him
D	he

Question 2 Explanation:

The women means more than one person. After to, we use the object word them, not they.

Question 3

I haven’t got the keys. Father has got _____.

A	him
B	her
C	it
D	them

Question 3 Explanation:

The keys means more than one thing, so we use them. Not it, because it is for one thing.

Question 4

Can you see those boys and _____ father?

A	they
B	them
C	their
D	him

Question 4 Explanation:

The father belongs to the boys, so we use their before the noun: their father.

Question 5

Today _____ weather is very hot.

A	a
B	an
C	the
D	_____

Question 5 Explanation:

We say the weather because we mean the weather here and now: The weather is very hot today.

Question 6

He is Mrs. Taylor’s _____ husband.

A	a
B	_____
C	the
D	an

Question 6 Explanation:

After a possessive like Mrs. Taylor's, we don't use a, an or the: Mrs. Taylor's husband.

Question 7

Butterflies are _____ insects.

A	a
B	an
C	the
D	_____

Question 7 Explanation:

When we talk about a group of things in general, we use a plural noun with no article: Butterflies are insects. We can't use a or an with plural nouns.

Question 8

Is a bee _____ insect?

A	a
B	an
C	_____
D	the

Question 8 Explanation:

Insect begins with a vowel sound, so we use an: an insect.

Question 9

I’ll wait for you half _____ hour.

A	_____
B	an
C	a
D	the

Question 9 Explanation:

We say half an hour. Hour begins with a vowel sound because the h is silent, so we use an.

Question 10

I haven’t got _____ paint.

A	any
B	some
C	a
D	many

Question 10 Explanation:

In negative sentences we use any with nouns we can't count, like paint: I haven't got any paint. Not many, because many is only for plural nouns.

Question 11

We are late. The teacher will get angry with _____.

A	we
B	they
C	us
D	I

Question 11 Explanation:

We are late, and after with we use the object word us, not we.

Question 12

My father is _____ engineer.

A	a
B	the
C	_____
D	an

Question 12 Explanation:

We use a or an for jobs. Engineer begins with a vowel sound, so we say an engineer.

Question 13

This is not my bicycle. It is my _____ bicycle.

A	_____
B	father
C	father’
D	father’s

Question 13 Explanation:

To show that something belongs to one person, we add 's: my father's bicycle.

Question 14

Cats can wash _____ paws and fur.

A	they
B	his
C	its
D	their

Question 14 Explanation:

Cats means more than one animal, so we use their: their paws. Not its, because its is for one animal.

Question 15

There is some milk. I’d like to drink _____.

A	they
B	it
C	them
D	its

Question 15 Explanation:

Milk is one thing that we can't count, so we use it.

Question 16

Terry is talking to two _____.

A	women
B	woman
C	woman’s
D	women’s

Question 16 Explanation:

After two, we need a plural noun. The plural of woman is women.

Question 17

All the _____ are following the man.

A	policeman
B	woman
C	dog
D	children

Question 17 Explanation:

All the and are tell us we need a plural noun. Children is the plural of child.

Question 18

There are many _____ on the shelf.

A	paper
B	magazines
C	book
D	dust

Question 18 Explanation:

There are many needs a plural noun that we can count, so magazines is right. Paper and dust can't be counted, and book is singular.

Question 19

I can see a lot of _____ outside the building.

A	person
B	man
C	people
D	child

Question 19 Explanation:

A lot of with a countable noun needs the plural form. The plural of person is people.

Question 20

There is a lot of ice in _____ refrigerator.

A	a
B	_____
C	an
D	the

Question 20 Explanation:

We use the because we mean a fridge we both know, for example the one in our kitchen: the refrigerator.

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