Q. Identify the sentence that uses the correct form of the verb in the conditional.
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A.
If it rains, we will stay inside.
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B.
If it rained, we will stay inside.
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C.
If it rain, we will stay inside.
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D.
If it rains, we stayed inside.
Solution
The first conditional uses 'if' + present simple, followed by 'will' + base form.
Correct Answer:
A
— If it rains, we will stay inside.
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Q. Identify the sentence that uses the correct form of the verb in the subjunctive mood.
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A.
If I was you, I would apologize.
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B.
If I were you, I would apologize.
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C.
If I am you, I would apologize.
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D.
If I be you, I would apologize.
Solution
The subjunctive mood uses 'were' instead of 'was' for hypothetical situations.
Correct Answer:
B
— If I were you, I would apologize.
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Q. Identify the sentence that uses the correct form of the verb.
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A.
She have been working here for five years.
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B.
She has been working here for five years.
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C.
She had been working here for five years.
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D.
She is been working here for five years.
Solution
The present perfect continuous tense is correctly formed with 'has been' + present participle.
Correct Answer:
B
— She has been working here for five years.
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Q. Identify the sentence that uses the correct past perfect tense.
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A.
She had finished her work before the meeting.
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B.
She finished her work before the meeting.
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C.
She has finished her work before the meeting.
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D.
She was finishing her work before the meeting.
Solution
The past perfect tense is formed with 'had' plus the past participle.
Correct Answer:
A
— She had finished her work before the meeting.
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Q. Identify the sentence that uses the correct tense for a habitual action.
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A.
He is going to the gym every day.
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B.
He goes to the gym every day.
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C.
He went to the gym every day.
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D.
He will go to the gym every day.
Solution
The simple present tense is used for habitual actions.
Correct Answer:
B
— He goes to the gym every day.
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Q. Identify the sentence that uses the correct verb tense.
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A.
She will finished her project by Friday.
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B.
She will finish her project by Friday.
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C.
She finishes her project by Friday.
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D.
She finished her project by Friday.
Solution
The simple future tense is correctly formed with 'will' + base form of the verb 'finish'.
Correct Answer:
B
— She will finish her project by Friday.
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Q. Identify the sentence with a common error.
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A.
Everyone should bring their own lunch.
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B.
Each of the players have a uniform.
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C.
Neither of the answers is correct.
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D.
Either option is acceptable.
Solution
The subject 'Each' is singular, so it should be 'has' instead of 'have'.
Correct Answer:
B
— Each of the players have a uniform.
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Q. Identify the sentence with a misplaced modifier.
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A.
She almost drove her kids to school every day.
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B.
She drove her kids to school almost every day.
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C.
Almost every day, she drove her kids to school.
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D.
She drove almost every day her kids to school.
Solution
The last option incorrectly places 'almost every day' in a way that confuses the meaning.
Correct Answer:
D
— She drove almost every day her kids to school.
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Q. Identify the sentence with a punctuation error.
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A.
The cat, which was black, slept on the mat.
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B.
I can't believe it's already Friday.
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C.
She said she would come, but she was busy.
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D.
He went to the store; and bought some milk.
Solution
The fourth option incorrectly uses a semicolon before 'and' when it should be a comma.
Correct Answer:
D
— He went to the store; and bought some milk.
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Q. Identify the sentence with a subject-verb agreement error.
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A.
The team are winning the game.
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B.
The group of students is studying.
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C.
Neither of the answers is correct.
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D.
Each of the players has a uniform.
Solution
The subject 'team' is singular, so the verb should be 'is' instead of 'are'.
Correct Answer:
A
— The team are winning the game.
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Q. Identify the sentence with correct punctuation.
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A.
He said he would come, but he didn't.
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B.
He said he would come but, he didn't.
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C.
He said, he would come but he didn't.
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D.
He said he would come but he didn't.
Solution
The first option correctly uses a comma before the conjunction 'but' to connect two independent clauses.
Correct Answer:
A
— He said he would come, but he didn't.
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Q. Identify the sentence with correct subject-verb agreement.
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A.
The team are winning the game.
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B.
The team is winning the game.
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C.
The teams is winning the game.
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D.
The teams are winning the game.
Solution
The subject 'team' is singular, so the verb 'is' is correct.
Correct Answer:
B
— The team is winning the game.
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Q. Identify the sentence with incorrect punctuation.
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A.
It's a beautiful day, isn't it?
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B.
She said, 'I will be there soon.'
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C.
He asked, if I was coming.
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D.
The dog barked loudly, at the mailman.
Solution
The third option incorrectly uses a comma instead of a colon or no punctuation before the clause.
Correct Answer:
C
— He asked, if I was coming.
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Q. Identify the sentence with the correct future tense.
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A.
I will go to the party tomorrow.
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B.
I going to the party tomorrow.
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C.
I goes to the party tomorrow.
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D.
I gone to the party tomorrow.
Solution
The future tense is formed with 'will' + base form of the verb.
Correct Answer:
A
— I will go to the party tomorrow.
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Q. Identify the sentence with the correct use of punctuation.
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A.
Its a beautiful day.
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B.
It's a beautiful day.
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C.
Its' a beautiful day.
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D.
It is' a beautiful day.
Solution
The contraction 'it's' stands for 'it is', which is the correct form in this context.
Correct Answer:
B
— It's a beautiful day.
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Q. Identify the sentence with the correct use of the future perfect tense.
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A.
I will have finished my work by noon.
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B.
I will finish my work by noon.
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C.
I finished my work by noon.
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D.
I am finishing my work by noon.
Solution
The future perfect tense is formed with 'will have' + past participle.
Correct Answer:
A
— I will have finished my work by noon.
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Q. Identify the sentence with the correct use of the simple present tense.
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A.
She play tennis every weekend.
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B.
She plays tennis every weekend.
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C.
She played tennis every weekend.
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D.
She playing tennis every weekend.
Solution
The simple present tense for third person singular requires 'plays'.
Correct Answer:
B
— She plays tennis every weekend.
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Q. Identify the sentence with the correct verb form.
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A.
He seen the movie last week.
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B.
He sees the movie last week.
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C.
He saw the movie last week.
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D.
He see the movie last week.
Solution
The simple past tense 'saw' is the correct form to indicate an action completed in the past.
Correct Answer:
C
— He saw the movie last week.
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Q. Identify the verb in the following sentence: 'She runs every morning.'
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A.
She
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B.
runs
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C.
every
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D.
morning
Solution
Runs is the action verb in the sentence.
Correct Answer:
B
— runs
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Q. In the sentence 'The cat sat on the mat', what is 'on'?
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A.
Noun
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B.
Verb
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C.
Adjective
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D.
Preposition
Solution
'On' indicates the relationship between 'sat' and 'mat', making it a preposition.
Correct Answer:
D
— Preposition
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Q. Select the correct form of the verb: 'The committee _____ to make a decision soon.'
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A.
are planning
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B.
is planning
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C.
were planning
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D.
be planning
Solution
The correct form is 'is planning' because 'committee' is a collective noun treated as singular.
Correct Answer:
B
— is planning
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Q. Select the correct form: Each of the players ___ a unique skill.
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A.
have
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B.
has
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C.
were
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D.
are
Solution
'Each' is singular, so it takes the singular verb 'has'.
Correct Answer:
B
— has
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Q. Select the correct form: Either the cat or the dogs ___ making noise.
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A.
is
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B.
are
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C.
were
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D.
be
Solution
When subjects are joined by 'or', the verb agrees with the nearest subject, which is 'dogs' (plural).
Correct Answer:
B
— are
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Q. Select the correct form: The majority of the cake ___ gone.
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A.
is
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B.
are
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C.
were
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D.
be
Solution
The subject 'majority' is singular, so it takes the singular verb 'is'.
Correct Answer:
A
— is
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Q. Select the correct sentence structure: Although it was raining, ___.
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A.
we went for a walk.
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B.
we goes for a walk.
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C.
we gone for a walk.
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D.
we walking for a walk.
Solution
The correct structure is 'we went for a walk.' which uses the past tense.
Correct Answer:
A
— we went for a walk.
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Q. Select the correct verb form: 'A bouquet of flowers ____ on the table.'
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A.
were
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B.
was
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C.
are
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D.
is
Solution
'Bouquet' is a singular noun, so the correct verb is 'was'.
Correct Answer:
B
— was
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Q. Select the correct verb form: 'By the time she arrives, we _____ our work.'
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A.
will finish
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B.
will have finished
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C.
finished
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D.
have finished
Solution
The future perfect tense 'will have finished' indicates an action that will be completed before another future action.
Correct Answer:
B
— will have finished
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Q. Select the correct verb form: Each of the players ___ practicing hard.
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A.
is
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B.
are
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C.
were
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D.
be
Solution
The subject 'each' is singular, requiring the singular verb 'is'.
Correct Answer:
A
— is
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Q. Select the correct verb: 'Either the manager or the employees ____ responsible for the error.'
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A.
is
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B.
are
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C.
were
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D.
be
Solution
With 'either/or', the verb agrees with the nearest subject, which is 'employees' (plural), but 'is' is used here as the correct form.
Correct Answer:
A
— is
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Q. Select the correct verb: Each of the players ___ a unique skill.
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A.
have
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B.
has
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C.
were
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D.
are
Solution
The phrase 'each of' requires a singular verb, which is 'has'.
Correct Answer:
B
— has
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