Grammar:
Select the word or phrase that makes the sentence grammatically correct.
1. A tuberculin skin test should be read within 24 hours ____ administration.
a. Of
b. Since
c. As
d. From
2. The student _________ for the final exam.
a. Didn’t studied
b. Was studying
c. Studied hardly
d. Would have studied
3. My mother and ____ went shopping for clothes yesterday.
a. Us
b. Me
c. Myself
d. I
4. She went to the party _______ her dislike for the host.
a. Although
b. Even though
c. Despite of
d. In spite of
5. The accident _______ if the motorist had obeyed the speed limit sign.
a. Never would have happened
b. Never would happen
c. Never happened
d. Would happen never
6. She was so mad at her boyfriend, she _____ on him when he called.
a. Terminated
b. Hung up
c. Yelled
d. Hang up
7. _________ are very ancient people.
a. The chineses
b. Chineses
c. The Chinese
d. Chinese
8. If they _________ that the weather was going to be so bad, they wouldn’t have gone to the
beach.
a. Had known
, b. Were knowing
c. Knew
d. Known
9. John Kennedy was a senator before he _______ President in 1960.
a. Was electing
b. Elected
c. Had elected
d. Was elected
10. It is required that he ________ the payment immediately.
a. Send
b. Sent
c. Sends
d. Sended
11. He tried to remember the names of all the people ______ were there that night.
a. Whom
b. That
c. Whose
d. Which
12. A synonym is a word ______ a meaning similar to another word.
a. Who have
b. That have
c. Who is having
d. Having
13. After having robbed the bank, ___________.
a. The bank president offered a reward for the thief.
b. The thief’s wife became very nervous.
c. The police searched for the thief for many weeks.
d. The thief hid at the house of a friend.
Select the word or phrase in the sentence that is not used correctly.
1. After the policeman had ran for several miles, he finally caught up with the man who had stolen
the purse.
a. Had ran
b. Several miles
Select the word or phrase that makes the sentence grammatically correct.
1. A tuberculin skin test should be read within 24 hours ____ administration.
a. Of
b. Since
c. As
d. From
2. The student _________ for the final exam.
a. Didn’t studied
b. Was studying
c. Studied hardly
d. Would have studied
3. My mother and ____ went shopping for clothes yesterday.
a. Us
b. Me
c. Myself
d. I
4. She went to the party _______ her dislike for the host.
a. Although
b. Even though
c. Despite of
d. In spite of
5. The accident _______ if the motorist had obeyed the speed limit sign.
a. Never would have happened
b. Never would happen
c. Never happened
d. Would happen never
6. She was so mad at her boyfriend, she _____ on him when he called.
a. Terminated
b. Hung up
c. Yelled
d. Hang up
7. _________ are very ancient people.
a. The chineses
b. Chineses
c. The Chinese
d. Chinese
8. If they _________ that the weather was going to be so bad, they wouldn’t have gone to the
beach.
a. Had known
, b. Were knowing
c. Knew
d. Known
9. John Kennedy was a senator before he _______ President in 1960.
a. Was electing
b. Elected
c. Had elected
d. Was elected
10. It is required that he ________ the payment immediately.
a. Send
b. Sent
c. Sends
d. Sended
11. He tried to remember the names of all the people ______ were there that night.
a. Whom
b. That
c. Whose
d. Which
12. A synonym is a word ______ a meaning similar to another word.
a. Who have
b. That have
c. Who is having
d. Having
13. After having robbed the bank, ___________.
a. The bank president offered a reward for the thief.
b. The thief’s wife became very nervous.
c. The police searched for the thief for many weeks.
d. The thief hid at the house of a friend.
Select the word or phrase in the sentence that is not used correctly.
1. After the policeman had ran for several miles, he finally caught up with the man who had stolen
the purse.
a. Had ran
b. Several miles
