Grammar teaching quiz

Active voice indicates that

• A in a sentence, the subject of the action is unknown.

• B the doer of the action is more important than the object in a sentence.

• C the speaker in a sentence speaks about his attitude to an action.

Aspect is a way of thinking about

• A nouns.

• B verbs.

• C adjectives.

Conditional forms are used to

• A refer to imagined situations.

• B make predictions about the future.

• C give background information.

Which of the following is an example of a direct question?

• A Baby Bear asked who had been sleeping in his bed.

• B Baby Bear was curious about the identity of the unknown sleeper.

• C 'And who's been sleeping in my bed?' asked Baby Bear.

Direct speech

• A explains the meaning of what someone says.

• B shows the actual words someone says.

• C gives the gist of what someone says.

The first conditional refers to

• A situations that are impossible.

• B situations that are possible but unlikely.

• C situations that are likely or possible.

An indirect/reported question is

• A a way of saying a question very politely.

• B a question which has been changed.

• C a question to which the speaker does not know the answer.

Indirect/reported speech is used to

• A report unlikely events.

• B report people's words politely.

• C report what someone has said.

Which of the following is an example of indirect/reported statement?

• A He stated that he would come later.

• B He'll come later. He told me.

• C I'm quite sure that he'll come later.

Which option contains an infinitive of purpose?

• A It's easy to understand why she resigned.

• B We left early to avoid the rush hour.

• C I wanted you to wait for me.