1. ENGLISH TEST
NOUNS AND PRONOUNS
1. A singular subject takes a singular verb , whereas a plural subject takes a
________________verb
a. plural
b. singular
c. Both can be true
2. Select the right answer
A. Two singular subjects connected by or, either/or, or neither/nor
require a singular verb.
B. Two singular subjects connected by or, either/or, or neither/nor
require a plural verb.
a. A is true
b. Both are false
c. B is true
d. Both are true
3. A car and a bike ______mymeansof transportation.
a. Are
b. Is
c. Both can be true
4. If Joe _______ here, you'd be sorry.
a. Were
b. Was
c. There
d. Any of the above
5. Choosethe correctsentence
a. There is many reasons to disagree about politics.
b. There are many reasons to disagree on politics.
2. 6. choosethe correctsentence
a. Neither Sam nor his friends wants to miss graduation.
b. Neither Sam nor his friends want to miss graduation.
7. "She plays guitar." The noun "guitar" is the
a. subject of the verb
b. object of the verb
8. In which sentence is the subject a pronoun?
a. England is cold now.
b. You'll need warm clothes.
9. ---- two rings here on my little finger belonged to ---- grandmother.
A) These / my
B) That / mine
C) Those/ me
D) The / myself
E) This / my
10. A baby learns the meaning of words as ---- are spokenby others and later
uses ---- in sentences.
A) their / they
B) they / them
C) they / themselves
D) it / them
E) they / it
11. The solicitor wrote a letter to Ann and ---- in which he asked us if we could
settle the matter between ----.
A) I / us
B) me / us
C) myself / ours
D) mine / our
E) me / we
3. 12. As ---- cuts it as well as he does, I always have my hair cut at Johnson's.
A) anyone
B) someone else's
C) no one else
D) everyone
E) nobody's
13. They decided to buy the house because ---- location would allow ---- to get
to work very easily.
A) theirs / them
B) it / themselves
C) its / them
D) they / us
E) its / their
14. Pronouns take the place of
a) a noun
b) a verb
c) an adjective
15. Which personal pronoun is almost always used for a thing?
a. he
b. it
c. they
16. To refer to something that is far from you, use the pronoun
a. this
b. that
c. these
17. find the misplaced modifier in the sentence below
On her way home, Jagan found a gold man’s watch.
a. Gold man
b. Man
c. Watch
d. Home
4. 18. Choosethe correctsentence which makes a meaningful sentence
a. The torn student’s booklay on the desk.
b. The student’s torn book lay on the desk.
19. choosethe correct sentences wrt conjunctions
a. Neither he comes nor he writes
b. Neither does he come nor does he write
c. He neither comes nor writes
i. a is correct
ii. b and c are correct
iii. all are incorrect
20. Resolve the pronoun ambiguity and choosethe correct sentence
a. When Jeff and Brian joined the team members, they were scared.
b. When Jeff and Brian joined the team members, the team members were
scared.
i. a is correct
ii. a is incorrect
iii. b is correct
