SPAG REVISION - TEST 1

Which of these are a list of prepositions?

• under, real, lay

• buried, into, flying

• orange, on top of, over

• beside, between, across

Choose a suitable preposition to complete this sentence:

My cousin is a pilot and travels all ........... the world.

• between

• over

• from

• at

Preposition of time, place or cause?

The alarm went off during assembly.

• Time

• Place

• Cause

• Time and place

Beverley lives opposite the sweet shop.

• Time

• Place

• Cause

• Verb

Which of these events is the most likely to happen?

• We will go to the cinema.

• He might go bowling with me.

• She could teach me how to dance.

• They can tell us a story later.

Which sentence is grammatically correct?

• Remember to buy a ticket before you got off the train.

• I bought a hat, but I didn't bought a dress.

• We cooked curry for tea, and we baked a cake.

• They will tell us a story, and we will listened carefully.

Which word class order do the words underlined belong to?.

He used to love those sour sweets.

• verb, determiner, adjective, preposition.

• verb, determiner, adjective, noun.

• Adjective, noun, verb, adverb.

• Determiner, verb, preposition, adverb.

Which sentence uses the commas correctly?

• Even after all this, time I still don't like cabbage.

• Even after all this time I still, don't like cabbage.

• Even after, all this time I still don't like cabbage.

• Even after all this time, I still don't like cabbage.

What type of clause is underlined?

Although it is really late, I can't get to sleep.

• Subordinating clause

• Main clause

Which word in this sentence is an adverb?

I've never seen a racing car that can grow wings and fly away.

• racing

• wings

• never

• away