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Midterm Test of Basic Grammar

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 29mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What kind of sentence is this?

"When the bell rang, the students ran out of the room".

a)

Simple

b)

Compound

c)

Complex

d)

Compound complex

2.

"Katia walked to the store after she finished dinner" is a ... sentence.

a)

Simple

b)

Compound

c)

Complex

d)

Compound-Complex

3.

... sentence has a single independent clause with at least one subject and predicate.

a)

Simple

b)

Compound

c)

Complex

d)

Compound-complex

4.

... sentence consists of two independent clauses joined either by a conjunction and comma, or joined by a semicolon.

a)

Simple

b)

Compound

c)

Complex

d)

Compoud-Complex

5.

"If I want to keep my parents happy, I need to pass my Spanish class, and I need to keep my room clean". The sentence above is a ... sentence.

a)

Simple

b)

Compound

c)

Complex

d)

Compound-Complex

6.

"I will start high school next year" is the example of ... sentence.

a)

Simple

b)

Compound

c)

Complex

d)

Compound-Complex

7.

"When I get to London, I will buy you a souvenir, but I will not send you a postcard because I will be busy" is a ... sentence.

a)

Simple

b)

Compound

c)

Complex

d)

Compound-Complex

8.

... sentence consists of two or more independent clause and one or more dependent clauses.

a)

Simple

b)

Compound

c)

Complex

d)

Compound-Complex

9.

Aisyah didn't like the dentist, yet she went anyway. It is a ... sentence.

a)

Simple

b)

Compound

c)

Complex

d)

Compound-Complex

10.

Which sentence is NOT a compound-complex sentence?

a)

Although Jeremy has been offered money for his autograph collection, he has never parted with a single one.

b)

At the convention this year, Jeremy was able to meet some famous actors, and he got their autographs.

c)

Since Jeremy has been collecting autographs, he has made many new friends, and he has shared his love of acting.

d)

Jeremy has been collecting autographs for only a few years, but his collection is quite large because he is determined.

11.

Choose the correct subject. ... has left a coffee cup on the glass of the photocopy machine.

a)

We

b)

I

c)

You

d)

He

12.

Choose the correct subject. ... are due to fly out today.

a)

He

b)

She

c)

I

d)

They

13.

Is this sentence correct? The staff members is in a meeting to discuss their appraisals.

a)

No

b)

Yes

14.

Choose the correct answer. ... wants to admit to being behind on filing.

a)

None of us

b)

We

15.

Choose the correct word. The board ... to make the decision by next Thursday.

a)

Has

b)

Had

16.

Tomorrow, I ... ask whether I may write about scientific expeditions to Antarctica.

a)

Should

b)

Can

c)

Must

d)

Will

17.

To do my best on this report, I ... find a topic I want to learn about.

a)

May

b)

Must

c)

Should

d)

Can

18.

Today our teacher told us that we ... write our papers on Antarctica.

a)

May

b)

Must

c)

Should

d)

Can

19.

Also, he thinks I ... work hard to be in good physical shape.

a)

Would

b)

Must

c)

Should

d)

Might

20.

Before he will let me go, he says, I ... take special training to know what to expect there.

a)

Would

b)

Should

c)

Must

d)

Could

21.

He ... imagine how exciting it would be to see a polar bear.

a)

May

b)

Might

c)

Can

d)

Could

22.

She wonders whether she ... visit the Arctic someday.

a)

Can

b)

Could

c)

May

d)

Might

23.

Whenever it snows, Laura ... watch the snow fall from her window.

a)

May

b)

Might

c)

Can

d)

Could

24.

Certainly, I ... get my parents' permission to go!

a)

Would

b)

Should

c)

Must

d)

Could

25.

If you feel stomachache, you ... see the doctor.

a)

Must

b)

Could

c)

Would

d)

Might

26.

I like eating sandwich. What is the object?

a)

Sandwich

b)

I

c)

Like

d)

Eating

27.

She gave me a bucket of flowers. Which one is the verb?

a)

She

b)

Gave

c)

Me

d)

A bucket of flowers

28.

He sent me a box of money. Which one is the Direct Object?

a)

He

b)

Sent

c)

Me

d)

A box of money

29.

Amber is smelling the jasmine. Identify the sentence pattern.

a)

S-V

b)

S-V-O

c)

S-V-IO-DO

d)

SVC

30.

Identify the sentence pattern: They look wonderful.

a)

S-V-O

b)

S-V-C

c)

S-LV-O

d)

S-LV-C