Grammar and Speech Quiz

What is a modal verb?

• A modal verb is a type of preposition

• A modal verb is a type of noun

• A modal verb is an auxiliary verb that expresses necessity, possibility, ability, or permission.

• A modal verb is a type of adverb

Give an example of a direct speech sentence.

• He shouted, 'Stop!'

• The teacher explained, 'The test will be next week.'

• 'I am going to the store,' said Mary.

• Mary said she is going to the store.

Name the four kinds of sentences.

• narrative

• declarative, interrogative, imperative, exclamatory

• subjective

• descriptive

When do we use 'a' and 'an' in a sentence?

• We use 'a' and 'an' based on the sound that follows the article, not the actual letter.

• We use 'a' and 'an' interchangeably in any sentence.

• We use 'a' for plural nouns and 'an' for singular nouns.

• We use 'a' and 'an' based on the first letter of the word.

What is the role of determiners in a sentence?

• Determiners specify and identify nouns in a sentence.

• Determiners are only used in questions.

• Determiners help to form the past tense of verbs.

• Determiners are used to emphasize nouns in a sentence.

Identify the modal verb in the sentence: 'She can sing well.'

• will

• can

• must

• have

Change the following direct speech sentence to indirect speech: He said, 'I am going to the park.'

• He said that he will go to the park.

• He said that he is going to the park.

• He said that he was going to the park.

• He said that he goes to the park.

Which article should be used before the word 'umbrella'?

• an

• some

• a

• the

What are the different types of determiners?

• Articles, Demonstratives, Possessives, Quantifiers, Numbers

• Conjunctions

• Verbs

• Adjectives

Rewrite the sentence using a different kind of sentence: 'She is reading a book.'

• She reads a book.

• She read a book.

• She is reading an article.

• She is reading a book.