English Grammar Quiz

Which sentence uses inversion for emphasis correctly?

• Only when I arrived I understood the problem.

• Only when I arrived did I understand the problem.

• Only when I arrived I did understand the problem.

• Only I arrived when did I understand the problem.

Which is a correct mixed conditional sentence?

• If she had studied more, she will pass the exam.

• If she studied more, she would have passed the exam.

• If she had studied more, she would pass the exam.

• If she studies more, she passed the exam.

Identify the correct use of the passive voice in an advanced structure:

• People say that the company is hiring.

• It is said that the company is hiring.

• The company is said hiring.

• Said it is that the company is hiring.

Which sentence contains a correct nominalization?

• The committee decided quickly.

• The quick decision of the committee surprised us.

• The committee's quick decide surprised us.

• The committee quick deciding surprised us.

Which sentence is an example of a cleft structure?

• She won the prize last year.

• It was she who won the prize last year.

• The one she won last year was the prize.

• She was who won the prize last year.

Which modal verb expresses strong deduction in the past?

• He should have left already.

• He must have left already.

• He might leave already.

• He will leaving already.

Which option is correct in reported speech?

• She said she is writing an essay tomorrow.

• She said she was writing an essay the next day.

• She said she will write an essay the next day.

• She said she wrote an essay tomorrow.

Which sentence contains inversion?

• Rarely I had seen such chaos.

• Rarely had I seen such chaos.

• I had rarely seen such chaos.

• Rarely I seen had such chaos.

Which of the following is the most formal and academic?

• Students must finish the assignment.

• The assignment must be finished by students.

• Students need to finish the assignment.

• Finish the assignment, students!

Which sentence correctly shows advice in the past with modality?

• You should study more yesterday.

• You should have studied more yesterday.

• You should studied more yesterday.

• You should be study more yesterday.