Grammar Quiz

It’s hard to believe that 2016 is about to end. It seems like yesterday we were celebrating Valentine’s Day. The older you get, the faster the days fly by.

I have one last quiz for you for the year. How well will you do on this grammar quiz?

1.         Joe and Pam broke up last month. They _________ out for years.

a) have gone     b) had gone     c) had been going     d) are going

2.         When are you leaving for the airport? My flight _______ at six thirty.

a) is going to leave     b) leaves     c) is leaving     d) will leave

3.         Clark isn’t home yet. He ___________ late at the office again.

a) must have had to work     b) must have got to work     c) must’ve to work     d) must work

4.         The Jones had to decide _________ to the kidnapper’s demands or bring in the police.

a) if they agree     b) if to agree     c) whether to agree     d) whether they agree

5.         Nutrition experts advise _______ too many refined foods.

a) us not to eat     b) us that we don’t eat     c) us not eating     d) not to eat

6.         There was still no real agreement _______ the primary cause of the disaster was.

a) what     b) what as to     c) as     d) as to what

7.         ______ twenty percent of cakes baked at home are gluten free.

a) Few of     b) Lesser than     c) Fewer than    d) Less than

8.         Isn’t the woman by the window the one ______ won the lottery last week?

a) which     b) whom     c) that     d) what

9.         Detective Clark, _________ the laptop was stolen, has posted a five-thousand-dollar reward.

a) from which     b) from who     c) from whom     d) from that

 

Answers:

1.       c
2.       b
3.       a
4.       c
5.       a
6.       d
7.       d
8.       c
9.       c

Happy Holidays!

Nancy Roe
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