English Grammar Quiz: Pronouns and Sentence Correction

WonderfulAnecdote avatar
WonderfulAnecdote
·
·
Download

Start Quiz

Study Flashcards

6 Questions

In the sentence 'The bus is going quite fastly.', which option makes the given sentence grammatically correct?

The bus is going quite fast.

Which one of these is the most appropriate option to fill in the blank? Try to ______ calm in adverse situation.

be

Select the option that makes the given sentence grammatically correct: Few girls in the class are as _______________as Wendy.

more dynamic

Select the most appropriate synonym of the underlined word: It is possible for that beggar to survive on a f̲r̲u̲g̲ a̲l̲tiffin of biscuits.

Meager

Select the most appropriate pronoun to fill in the blank: ________________ nutritional food item available online should be checked thoroughly.

Every

'They w̲e̲r̲e̲punished h̲a̲r̲d̲l̲a̲s̲t̲ ̲y̲ e̲a̲r̲for cheating h̲e̲a̲v̲i̲e̲s̲t̲in exams.' Which option contains an error?

heaviest

Study Notes

Grammar Correction

  • To make the sentence "The bus is going quite fastly" grammatically correct, the correct option is to replace "fastly" with "fast" as "fastly" is not a word in English.
  • To fill in the blank "Try to ______ calm in adverse situation", the most appropriate option is "remain" to convey the idea of staying calm.
  • To make the sentence "Few girls in the class are as _______________as Wendy" grammatically correct, the correct option is to fill in the blank with "intelligent" to create a correct comparison.

Vocabulary

  • The most appropriate synonym of the underlined word "frugal" is "careful" in the context of the sentence "It is possible for that beggar to survive on a f̲r̲u̲g̲ a̲l̲tiffin of biscuits".

Pronouns

  • To fill in the blank "_______________ nutritional food item available online should be checked thoroughly", the most appropriate pronoun is "every" to convey the idea of checking each and every nutritional food item.

Error Detection

  • The error in the sentence "They w̲e̲r̲e̲punished h̲a̲r̲d̲l̲a̲s̲t̲ ̲y̲ e̲a̲r̲for cheating h̲e̲a̲v̲i̲e̲s̲t̲in exams" is the incorrect use of "h̲a̲r̲d̲l̲a̲s̲t̲" and "h̲e̲a̲v̲i̲e̲s̲t̲", which should be replaced with "hardest" and "heaviest" respectively.

Test your knowledge of English grammar with this quiz. Choose the correct pronoun to complete a sentence and identify errors in underlined words in a given sentence.

Make Your Own Quizzes and Flashcards

Convert your notes into interactive study material.

Get started for free

More Quizzes Like This

Use Quizgecko on...
Browser
Browser