English Grammar Quiz # 2

Which of the options represents a Possesive?

Peter's

Pete'rs

Peter is

Peters

In November of 1863, Atlanta _______ during Sherman's famous "March to the Sea."

completely was burned

completely burned it

was completely burned

were completely burned

it was burned completely

Which of the following connotes an ongoing action?

did play

will play

playing

played

_____ going out to the movies, and it's _____ where they will meet up with _____ friends.

Their; there; they're

They're; their; there

There; their; they're

They're; there; their

How many members are there in your family?

Are there six members in my family.

There are six member in my family.

There are six members in my family.

There is six members in my family.

Which of the options is a Compound Word?

Dog

Armchair

Couch

Car

What is a proper noun?

A proper noun is a name applied to a whole kind.

A proper noun is a particular person, place, or thing.

A proper noun does not contain capital letters.

Supply the following statements with a suitable question tag. They went swimming,--------------

don't they?

did they?

didn't they?

Swimmingn't they?

There are many kinds of pronouns in English. Which is an example of a Third Person Plural pronoun?

They

Me

Us

You

Select the list of singular personal pronouns.

I, you, they

this, that, these, those

who, which, that, what

I, you, he, she, it

we, you, they

Choose the option with correct spelling and grammar.

The girl was running too fast and tripped on the curb.

The girl was running too fast, tripped on the curb.

The girl was runing to fast and tripped on the curb.

The girl was running two fast and tripped on the curb.

Keynes argued that to avoid an economic depression, the government _________ spending.

should increase

increased

higher

Identify the adverb of degree in the sentence below. "It is extremely cold today," said Mary.

cold

said

extremely

It's

The sport of hang gliding......by the Federal Aviation Administration.

that was regulated

regulated it

is regulated

that it was regulated

Which of the following are articles?

to, at, by

of, from, with

is, am, are

a, an, the

Which of the following is the root word for the Superlative "Happiest"?

Happy

Happi

Happier

was Happy

Which of the following demonstrates the imperative?

Open your book and turn to page twenty-five.

He was opening his book to page twenty-five.

You opened your book to page twenty-five.

Fill in the blank with the correct word. Is there _________ money left in the drawer?

any

little

many

much

I'll ______________ their cat while they are away on vacation.

be looking over

None are correct

be looking into

be looking after

be looking at

Correct this sentence: "The mans yellow car rolled into the street."

The mans' yellow cars rolled into the street.

The mans' yellow car rolled into the street.

The man's yellow car rolled into the street.

The man's yellow car's rolled into the street.

What is the past participle of drink?

drunk

drunken

dranked

drinked

Which is an example of an interrogative statement?

Peter's dog did jump over the fence.

The dog jumps higher than Peter.

The fence cannot jump.

Did Peter's dog jump over the fence?

There are many kinds of pronouns in English. Which is an example of a Second Person Singular pronoun?

Us

You

Them

Me

Which of these sentences is grammatically correct?

Me and Sharon drink tea.

Me and Sharon drinks tea.

Sharon and I drink tea.

Sharon and I drink tee.

Which of the following words is NOT an adverb?

sadly

gracefully

quietly

peaceful

Identify the subject in the following sentence. Into the classroom ran the dog.

The dog

the classrooom

into

ran

Identify the adverb: I must finish the test as quickly as I can.

must

can

as

finish

quickly

"Jane and ___ had so much fun at the party last night! I wish you had been there to dance with Jane and ___."

I/me

Me/me

I/I

Me/I

Which sentence uses whom correctly?

Garry, with who I went to the dance, asked me on another date.

Garry, who I went to the dance with, asked me on another date.

Garry, with whom I went to the dance, asked me on another date.

Garry, whom went to the dance with me, asked me on another date.

There are many kinds of pronouns in English. Which is an example of a First Person Singular pronoun?

You

Me

Us

Them