Grammar Exercises

1. Grammar
Exercises

2. Select the part from the underlined choices that contains an
error. If there is no error, choose D:
1. He lain the book on the shelf. No Error
A B C D
2. We climbed up the very steep hill. No Error
A B C D
3. After lunch, she and me went to the beach. No Error
A B C D
4. Many children likes spicy chips with cold juice. No Error
A B C D

3. 5. They should divide the berries among themself. No Error
A B C D
6. A flea can consume fifteen times his body weight in blood each day.
A B C
No Error
D
7. Do you have any relatives who you haven’t met yet? No Error
A B C D
8. The parrot with the red tail was the louder one in the whole store.
A B C
No Error
D
9. Of all the mistakes, the last one weighed more heavily on his mind.
A B C
No Error
D

4. 10. Did you apologize for Henry for breaking his toy Jack?
A B C
No Error
D
11. “Oh what a beautiful morning!” John said to himself.
A B C
No Error
D
12. Dad is going bald: his hair is getting thinner and thinner.
A B C
No Error
D

5. Choose the sentence that is written correctly:
13. Set down and finish writing this article.
A. Correct as it is
B. Sit down and finish writing this article.
C. Sat down and finish writing this article.
D. Setted down and finish writing this article.
14. Let’s call Luna and ask her to join our team.
A. Correct as it is
B. Let’s call Luna and ask him to join our team.
C. Let’s call Luna and ask she to join our team.
D. Let’s call Luna and ask it to join our team.

6. 15. Something in the bag smell bad.
A. Correct as it is
B. Somethings in the bag smells bad.
C. Something in the bag smells bad.
D. Many things in the bag smells bad.
16. We learned a lot about myself in the summer camp.
A. Correct as it is
B. We learned a lot about ourself in the summer camp.
C. We learned a lot about himself in the summer camp.
D. We learned a lot about ourselves in the summer camp.
17. Any student who want to participate must signs his name today.
A. Correct as it is
B. Any students who wants to participate must sign his name today.
C. Any student who wants to participate must sign his name today.
D. Any student who want to participate must sign his name today.

7. 18. The fence around our house is lower than the fence around the
pasture.
A. Correct as it is
B. The fence around our house is lowest than the fence around the
pasture.
C. The fence around our house is more lower than the fence around the
pasture.
D. The fence around our house is most lower than the fence around the
pasture.
19. Grandpa greeted Sarah the most warm of all his grandchildren.
A. Correct as it is
B. Grandpa greeted Sarah the warmliest of all his grandchildren.
C. Grandpa greeted Sarah the warmlier of all his grandchildren.
D. Grandpa greeted Sarah the most warmly of all his grandchildren.
20. Well I am glad we finally had a conversation about your paper.
A. Correct as it is
B. Well I am, glad we finally had a conversation about your paper.
C. Well I am glad, we finally had a conversation about your paper.
D. Well, I am glad we finally had a conversation about your paper.

8. 21. My oldest sister who lives in Minnesota is a nutritionist.
A. Correct as it is
B. My oldest sister, who lives in Minnesota, is a nutritionist.
C. My oldest sister, who lives in Minnesota is a nutritionist.
D. My oldest sister who lives in Minnesota, is a nutritionist.
22. I just read the novel A Simple Plan.
A. Correct as it is
B. I just read the novel A Simple Plan.
C. I just read the novel A Simple Plan.
D. I just read the novel A Simple Plan.
23. Mom wants the chores completed she wants them done properly.
A. Correct as it is
B. Mom wants the chores completed: she wants them done properly.
C. Mom wants the chores completed; she wants them done properly.
D. Mom wants the chores completed- she wants them done properly.

9. 24. His family’s house was the grand one in the city.
A. Correct as it is
B. His family’s house was the grander one in the city.
C. His family’s house was the more grandest one in the city.
D. His family’s house was the grandest one in the city.
25. He painted the walls evenly than his partner.
A. Correct as it is
B. He painted the walls more evenly than his partner.
C. He painted the walls evenlier than his partner.
D. He painted the walls evenliest than his partner.

10. Read the following paragraph to answer the questions that follow:
(1) The Great Pyramid at Giza is one of the world's amazingest
landmarks. (2) The pyramid was such an amazing feat of
engineering that it remained the tallest structure in the world for
over 3800 years! (3) The entire pyramid was originally faced with
polished limestone to make it shine __________ in the sun.
(4) Most Egyptologists, agrees that the Great Pyramid was built
more than 4,500 years ago. (5) _____ took tens of thousands of
workers twenty years to build. (6) The pyramid contains two
million stone blocks. (7) Although most of the blocks weigh two or
three tons, some weighs up to 80 tons!
(8) The Great Pyramid of Giza was ordered built by the Pharaoh
Khufu as a magnificent tomb.(9) His advisor Hemon is credited
with being the pyramid's architect. (10) The Great Pyramid of Giza
is the last remaining of the Seven Wonders of the World.

11. 26. What changes, if any, should be made in sentence 1?
A. Change amazingest to most amazing
B. Change amazingest to more amazing
C. Change is to are
D. Make no change
27. Which of the following is the antecedent of the pronoun it in
sentence 2 reproduced below?
The pyramid was such an amazing feat of engineering that it remained
the tallest structure in the world for over 3800 years!
A. pyramid
B. engineering
C. structure
D. world
28. Choose the correct adverb that best completes sentence 3.
A. brilliant
B. brilliantly
C. brilliantlier
D. brilliantliest

12. 29. How could sentence 4 be revised?
A. Correct as it is
B. Most Egyptologist, agrees that the Great Pyramid was built more than
4,500 years ago.
C. Most Egyptologists agree that the Great Pyramid was built more than
4,500 years ago.
D. Most Egyptologist, agree that the Great Pyramid was built more than
4,500 years ago.
30. Which pronouns best completes sentence 5?
A. They
B. It
C. Them
D. Her
31. How could sentence 7 be revised?
A. Correct as it is
B. Although most of the blocks weigh two or three tons, some weigh up to
80 tons!
C. Although most of the blocks weighs two or three tons, some weigh up to
80 tons!
D. Although most of the blocks weighs two or three tons, some weighs up to
80 tons!

13. 32. How could sentence 9 be revised?
A. Correct as it is
B. His advisor, Hemon is credited with being the pyramid's
architect.
C. His advisor, Hemon, is credited with being the pyramid's
architect.
D. His, advisor Hemon, is credited with being the pyramid's
architect.
33. Which of the following sentences has a prepositional
phrase?
A. Sentence 6
B. Sentence 7
C. Sentence 8
D. Sentences 7 and 8

14. 1. A
2. D
3. B
4. A
5. C
6. B
7. B
8. B
9. B
10.C
11.A
12.A
13.B
14.A
15.C
16.D
17.C
18.A
19.D
20.D
21.B
22.C
23.C
24.D
25.B
26.A
27.A
28.B
29.C
30.B
31.B
32.C
33.D
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