Revision on Grammar Gr.10

Neither the stories nor the play ....................interesting.

• am

• is

• are

• has

Choose the correct antecedent that agrees with the underlined personal pronoun.

A butterfly in the forest must flap its wings as soon as it emerges from the cocoon.

• butterfly

• wings

• cocoon

• forest

What change, if any, should be made in the following sentence?

Jackson refuses to buy books until the beginning of the year. The texts professors require on the syllabus are often not necessary for your success in class.

• -Change your to his

• -Change your to her

• -Change your to our

• -Make no change

Neither the lions nor the tigers .................. outside the jungle.

• lives

• living

• live

• -was lived

Bright paint and new furniture ........................improved the living room.

• has

• have

• is

• was

Identify the Simple subjects that form the compound subject in the following sentence.

Neither the rangers nor the hikers were aware of the problem.

• -rangers, hikers

• -aware, problem

• -rangers, aware

• -hikers, problem

Choose the best personal pronoun to complete the following sentence.

The hikers soon will realize that _____ can’t explore the Grand Canyon in just one day.

• it

• them

• us

• they

Neither the coach nor the field hockey players......................the new uniforms.

• like

• likes

• is like

• are like

Identify the personal or possessive pronoun that agrees with an antecedent or antecedents in the sentence:

Neither my mother nor my grandmother turns on her text notifications.

• -neither

• -my

• her

• on

Which one of the following sentences includes a proper agreement between a pronoun and its antecedent?

• -Rayna says she likes to skip stones and see how far it go

• -By the time John Keats was 30, he had written several classic poems.

• -The birds sang, and then he flew off.

• -If Ben wants to play, we will have to practice.