English Grammar Placement test

What is the correct usage of the past perfect tense?

• To indicate an action that will be completed at the same time as another past action

• To indicate an action that will be completed in the future

• To indicate an action that is currently happening

• The correct usage of the past perfect tense is to indicate an action that had already been completed before another past action or event.

Identify the subject-verb agreement error in the following sentence: The team of players is working hard to win the game.

• The correct answer is 'The team of players are working hard to win the game.'

• The team of players am working hard to win the game.

• The team of players were working hard to win the game.

• The team of players be working hard to win the game.

Choose the correct form of the verb to complete the sentence: She ________ to the store yesterday.

• gone

• goed

• go

• went

Which of the following is a coordinating conjunction? a) and b) but c) because d) both a and b

• b) but

• c) because

• a) and

• d) both a and b

Identify the type of pronoun in the sentence: They are going to the park.

• Adjective

• Adverb

• They

• Verb

What is the correct form of the comparative adjective in the sentence: This book is ________ than that one.

• best

• better

• gooder

• more better

Choose the correct preposition to complete the sentence: She is interested ________ learning new languages.

• for

• on

• at

• in

Identify the type of adverb in the sentence: She quickly finished her homework.

• Happily

• Slowly

• Quickly

• Finished

What is the correct order of adjectives in the sentence: She bought a beautiful ________ dress.

• beautiful dress

• beautiful

• dress pretty

• dress beautiful

Choose the correct article to complete the sentence: I saw ________ interesting movie last night.

• some

• the

• a

• an