Grammar Revision

Rewrite the following sentence correctly.

Mahatma Ghandi a famous writer and social activist encourges in a gentle way you can shake the world

Answer explanation

Mahatma Ghandi, a famous writer and social activist, encourges: "In a gentle way you can shake the world."

Which of the following suffixes is best to create the noun form of

manage

• ment

• ous

• tion

• ism

Which of the following words is not a negative?

• scarely

• hardly

• anybody

• nothing

What type of sentence is the following:

She was alright until the doctor came into the room.

• simple

• compound

• complex

• negative

Our water ________ is about a __________off the ground

Use a pair of homophones

Which punctuation mark is missing from the sentence:

My brother is one of the best artists there is art has always been his passion.

• :

• ;

• ,

• -

The choir ______ beautifully every Sunday

• sing

• sings

• sang

• had sung

The rain poured down in heavy sheets.

Is down an adverb or preposition?

• adverb

• preposition

She was cunning enough to beguile her classmates into doing the work for her.

• lure

• charm

• put under a spell

• repel

The plural of scissors

Answer explanation

scissors