Grammar quiz

Suzie and John are planning to get married and ________ a lot of children

• have

• bring

• get

• make

The police are ________ an investigation into the robbery.

• working out

• searching out

• making out

• carrying out

Fiona is very angry ________ her boss's decision to sack several members of staff.

• about

• against

• for

• by

It's a great place to live apart from the increasing volume of ________ that passes under my window every day.

• transport

• traffic

• vehicles

• circulation

The teacher asked if ________ to bring our textbooks to class.

• had we all remembered

• all we had remembered

• we had all remembered

• had all we remembered

I was getting angrier and _______ as the hours passed by.

• more angry

• angrier

• angrily

• the angriest

Hardly _______ the receiver than there was a knock at the door.

• put I down

• had I put down

• had I downed

• I put down

I really don't like _______ invited to formal receptions.

• being

• if I am

• to have been

• having been

I _______ have arrived in Tokyo by now.

• may

• was meant to

• will

• can't

We had a great time, _______ the awful weather.

• but for

• except

• in spite

• spite of