WorksheetsFinal Exam- Grammar Revision
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 7mins
What is the best revision of the underlined part in the following sentence?
At the beginning of the class, the teacher usually greets the students and reviewed the previous lesson.
No change
reviews
reviewing
had reviewed
How can this sentence be best revised?
When the policeman gave me a ticket for rolling past a stop sign, I asked him what the fine would be.
Correct as it is.
When the policeman gave me a ticket for rolling past a stop sign, I am asking him what the fine would be.
When the policeman gave me a ticket for rolling past a stop sign, I asking him what the fine would be.
When the policeman gave me a ticket for rolling past a stop sign, I ask him what the fine would be.
Which of the following sentences has a shift in verb voice?
Mary took summer courses and devoted her leisure hours to tennis.
Aunt Jane spent her summers in Wisconsin and her winters in Arizona.
My mother prepared lunch, and I washed the dishes.
The writer wrote the introduction after the first chapter had been finished.
Which of the following sentences does NOT have a shift in verb tense?
As Barbara puts in her contact lenses, the telephone rang.
I went to the wedding party alone because my mother wasn't feeling well.
Thousands of people will see the art exhibit by the time it closed.
The boy insisted that he has paid for the candy bars.
Which of the following sentences does NOT have a shift in verb voice?
An insect bit Mrs. Jones while she was gardening.
A local university funded the study, and the research team was led by Dr. Alicia Flynn.
Melissa performed with the ballet, and tours were arranged for her by Columbia Artists.
When we were setting by the fire, the rain was seen by us.
What change, if any, should be made in the following sentence?
Neither the cat nor the dogs has eaten the food.
Change "has eaten" to "is eaten"
Change "has eaten" to "eats"
Change "has eaten" to "have eaten"
Make no change.
Which of the following sentences is CORRECTLY written in terms of subject-verb agreement?
The windows in the house sticks easily.
Many of the people in the group work consistently.
Either the vase or the dish were a gift.
Both Julia and Joan is taking the test.
Choose the sentence that has no problem with pronoun-antecedent agreement.
The rabid vampires and hungry werewolf made its escape from the hunters.
Each of the books has its colorful illustrations.
Dutch merchants made its dollhouses much smaller.
Neither Kate nor Anne has had their vacation pictures developed yet.
All of the following sentences have a shift in verb voice EXCEPT........ .
My father once met a dangerous hippo, but the creature was somehow tamed by him.
Mary befriended many Africans, and their unfamiliar ways were understood by her.
Like many girls, I loved dolls, and my dolls were nursed by me.
My brother admitted the patient to the hospital and immediately operated on him.
What change, if any, should be made in the following sentence?
Neither the players nor the coach feel exhausted after the match.
Change "feel" to "feeling"
Change "feel" to "are feeling"
Change "feel" to "feels"
Make no change.
What is the best revision for the following sentence?
When Greta went to the farmers’ market, she buys apples and strawberries.
No change
When Greta went to the farmers’ market, she bought apples and strawberries.
When Greta went to the farmers’ market, she is buying apples and strawberries.
When Greta went to the farmers’ market, she buying apples and strawberries.
What is the best revision for the following sentence?
A red mangrove or a white mangrove thrive in tidal water.
No change
A red mangrove or a white mangrove are thriving in tidal water.
A red mangrove or a white mangrove thrives in tidal water.
A red mangrove or a white mangrove have thrived in tidal water.
What change, if any, should be made in the following sentence?
Each year Mr. White and Ms. Brooks take their classes to Everglades National Park.
Each year Mr. White and Ms. Brooks takes their classes to Everglades National Park.
Each year Mr. White and Ms. Brooks is taking their classes to Everglades National Park.
Each year Mr. White and Ms. Brooks has taken their classes to Everglades National Park.
Make no change.
All of the following sentences have a problem with pronoun-antecedent agreement EXCEPT ....... .
The jury will be able to discuss its views of the evidence in the jury room.
Neither Valerie nor Paige had their car stuck during the snow storm.
Everybody wants to know what his or her present will be.
Both Tom and Jerry invite his friends to the same house.
What change, if any, should be made in the following sentence?
The Gilbert School District has a serious problem on its agenda.
Change "has" to "have"
Change "its" to "their"
Change "it" to "his or her"
Make no change.
Which of the following sentences has a problem with subject-verb agreement?
All of the water in the river near the factory are polluted
A driver’s license or credit card is required.
High levels of pollution cause damage to the respiratory tract.
Most of the managers at the company work on Saturdays.
Choose the sentence that does NOT have a shift in verb tense.
There was an earthquake and all the cars are bumping into one another.
Yesterday's soccer match wasn’t good. My brother gets mad at another player, and he almost starts a fight.
Last week we had a cultural event at our school, and all of us enjoyed it a lot.
When the mayor attended the cultural event, he will give an inspirational speech.
How can this sentence be best revised?
Neither of the flowers smell good.
Correct as it is.
Neither of the flowers smells good.
Neither of the flowers are smelling good.
Neither of the flowers have smelled good.
Choose the sentence that does NOT have a shift in verb voice.
Isabel Allende is a good writer, and many of her books were liked by readers.
I baked the cake, and the tea was made by my sister.
The managers approved the new policy and are going to implement it next month.
The tourists visited the temple, and the monuments were admired by them.
How can this sentence be best revised?
The flock of birds is heading toward their final destination.
Correct as it is.
The flock of birds is heading toward his or her final destination.
The flock of birds is heading toward its final destination.
The flock of birds is heading toward her final destination.
