English Grammar Quiz - Session 1

This quiz from Desklib covers a range of topics in English grammar, including verb forms, punctuation, and sentence structure. It consists of 25 multiple-choice questions, each with four possible answers. The quiz is designed to test your knowledge of standard English usage and to help you identify areas where you may need to improve your skills.

SESSION 1
Q U E S T I O N 1
1. Click on the version that does not have any shifts in mood, voice, questions, or quotations.
Marie Antoinette, who was infamously naive and arrogant, said that poor people didn't have any
bread, but let them eat cake.
Marie Antoinette, who was infamously naive and arrogant, said that poor people didn't have any
bread, but they should eat cake.
1 points
Q U E S T I O N 2
1. Click on the correct verb form in the parentheses.
In the feminist rewriting of Sleeping Beauty, the girl (is / was) not awakened by a prince.
is
wa
s
1 points
Q U E S T I O N 3
1. Indicate whether the underlined word group in each sentence is a subject complement, an
object complement, a direct object, or an indirect object.
In the film The Godfather, Don Vito Corleone famously says, "I'm gonna make him an offer
he can't refuse."
Subject complement
Object complement
Direct object
Indirect object
1 points
Q U E S T I O N 4
1. Indicate the part of speech of the underlined word.
Proponents argue that the cost of the new stadium is a worthwhile expense.
Noun
Pronoun
Verb
Adjective
Adverb
Preposition
Conjunction
Interjection
1 points
Q U E S T I O N 5

1. Indicate the part of speech of the underlined word.
The thawing ice on the lake creaked and groaned all night long.
Noun
Pronoun
Verb
Adjective
Adverb
Preposition
Conjunction
Interjection
1 points
Q U E S T I O N 6
1. In each pair, click on the sentence that is not missing any words needed for logic or
clarity.
Sirius, a star in the constellation Canis Major, is brighter than any star in the night sky.
Sirius, a star in the constellation Canis Major, is brighter than any other star in the night sky.
1 points
Q U E S T I O N 7
1. Click on the sentence that is correctly punctuated.
The office work includes typing reports and briefing materials, editing drafts for punctuation and
grammar, and answering the phone.
The office work includes: typing reports and briefing materials, editing drafts for punctuation and
grammar, and answering the phone.
1 points
Q U E S T I O N 8
1. Click on the sentence that is punctuated effectively.
Any American soldier must be prepared to give his/her life for our country.
Any American soldier must be prepared to give up his or her life for our country.
1 points
Q U E S T I O N 9
1. Click on the correct verb in the parentheses.
Aesop, to whom most familiar fables in Western culture (has / have) been attributed, lived
from 620 to 560 BCE.
has
hav
e
1 points
Q U E S T I O N 1 0
1. Click on the correct verb in the parentheses.
A crowd of observers almost never (has / have) a role in his stories.

has
hav
e
1 points
Q U E S T I O N 1 1
1. Click on the better version of the passage, the one that does not contain errors in
parallelism.
Michael discovered that buying and maintaining a house were more expensive than to pay rent
on his apartment.
Michael discovered that buying and maintaining a house were more expensive than paying rent
on his apartment.
1 points
Q U E S T I O N 1 2
1. In each pair, click on the sentence in which all modifiers clearly refer to the word(s) they modify.
With no pay and little recognition from the community, the volunteer fire department
had become a valiant and hardworking team.
The volunteer fire department had, with no pay and little recognition from the
community, become a valiant and hardworking team.
1 points
Q U E S T I O N 1 3
1. Click on the sentence that is in the active, not the passive, voice. (Although passive-voice sentences are
sometimes effective and appropriate, you can assume that the sentences in this exercise work better in
the active voice.)
The interviewer acknowledged Marta's participation in the literacy program.
Marta's participation in the literacy program was acknowledged by the interviewer.
1 points
Q U E S T I O N 1 4
1. In each pair of related ideas, click on the word group that is a fragment. If both word groups in the pair are
complete sentences, click on OK.
Historians may approach their subject from a variety of perspectives. Such as political,
economic, social, or cultural.
Historians may approach their subject from a variety of perspectives.
Such as political, economic, social, or cultural.
OK
1 points
Q U E S T I O N 1 5
1. In each pair of related ideas, click on the word group that is a fragment. If both word groups in the pair are
complete sentences, click on OK.
Most residents oppose the amendment. Because they do not feel that the state constitution
is the place to address tax reform issues.
Most residents oppose the amendment.
Because they do not feel that the state constitution is the place to address tax reform
issues.

OK
1 points
Q U E S T I O N 1 6
1. In each pair, click on the version of the sentence in which all the parts fit together
grammatically.
When toddlers begin to speak in two-word sentences can be an interesting developmental stage.
When toddlers begin to speak in two-word sentences, they have reached an interesting
developmental stage.
1 points
Q U E S T I O N 1 7
1. From the following, choose the correct end punctuation.
People who are interested in these boats wonder if they can pull a water
skier____
period (.)
question mark (?)
exclamation
point (!)
1 points
Q U E S T I O N 1 8
1. From the following, choose the correct end punctuation.
Houghton's elegant electric boats use six 160-pound 4D batteries laid along
the keel for stability____
period (.)
question mark (?)
exclamation
point (!)
1 points
Q U E S T I O N 1 9
1. Click on the correct standard English verb form in the parentheses.
However, that is not correct. In fact, ASL was (develop / developed) by a Frenchman.
develop
develope
d
1 points
Q U E S T I O N 2 0
1. In each pair, click on the word group that is a complete sentence, not a run-on.
Obama's father received a master's degree in economics from Harvard University he
later became an economist in his native Kenya.
Obama's father received a master's degree in economics from Harvard University; he
later became an economist in his native Kenya.

1 points
Q U E S T I O N 2 1
1. Click on the sentence that uses capital letters appropriately.
"O Liberty," cried Madame Roland from the scaffold, "what crimes are committed in thy
name?"
"O Liberty," cried Madame Roland from the scaffold, "What crimes are committed in thy
name?"
1 points
Q U E S T I O N 2 2
1. Read the following main idea, and then choose the sentence that would provide better
support for the main idea.
MAIN IDEA: A good detective novel is far more than a chance to test readers'
wits in attempting to solve the crime.
Writers as diverse as Raymond Chandler, Dorothy L. Sayers, P. D. James, and Walter
Mosley have used detective fiction to create some of the most memorable characters in
literature.
“The butler did it” is such a well-known cliché that readers of detective novels can
almost always eliminate the butler as a suspect.
1 points
Q U E S T I O N 2 3
1. Indicate whether the underlined word group in each sentence is a prepositional phrase,
a verbal phrase, or a subordinate clause.
Be wary of any investment that promises consistently high returns.
Prepositional
phrase
Verbal phrase
Subordinate clause
1 points
Q U E S T I O N 2 4
1. Indicate whether each sentence is simple, compound, complex, or compound-complex.
In the backyard we found an owl whose wing had been broken.
Simple
Compound
Complex
Compound-
complex
1 points
Q U E S T I O N 2 5
1. Which sentence emphasizes that the Camaro is no longer street legal?
My 1969 Camaro, which is no longer street legal, is an original SS396.
My 1969 Camaro, an original SS396, is no longer street legal.
1 points

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