56 Questions
Which category do nouns, verbs, adjectives, and adverbs fall into?
Content words
What does the simple present tense express?
Events or situations that exist always, usually, and habitually
What does the simple past tense express?
An action happened at one particular time in the past
What does the progressive aspect convey?
An action is in progress during a particular time
How is the simple present tense formed with singular subjects?
Verb + -s/-es
What does the structure words serve to do?
Carry some meaning but also serve to form a structural framework for sentences
Which verb tense is used to express a situation that began in the past and continues to the present?
Present perfect
What type of verbs express a wide range of actions including physical, mental, or perceptual actions?
Dynamic verbs
According to the subject-verb agreement rule, what type of verb is required for compound subjects joined by 'and' when the parts refer to the same person?
Singular verb
What type of verb is required when the subject is separated from the verb by words such as 'along with,' 'as well as,' or 'besides'?
Singular verb
In sentences beginning with 'here' or 'there,' where does the subject follow?
After the verb
Which of the following expresses a prediction according to the text?
'Beth will be sleeping when we arrive'
Which verb tense emphasizes the duration of an activity that was in progress before another activity or time in the past?
Past perfect progressive
Which verb tense is used to express an action that will begin before another action and will be in progress at a particular time in the future?
Future progressive
Which verb tense is used to express that an action was completely finished before another activity or time in the past?
Past perfect progressive
Which of the following adjectives has irregular forms in the comparative and superlative degrees?
Good
Which category of adjectives includes words like 'tall', 'wide', and 'large'?
Size
What kind of adjectives modify a noun by telling whom it belongs to?
Possessive Adjectives
Which type of adverbs provide information on when something happens?
Adverbs of Time
Where are adverbs of frequency usually placed when used with the main verb?
Before the main verb
What part of speech are words like 'sometimes', 'usually', and 'normally'?
Adverbs
Which adverb placement is used for providing comments or opinions about a situation?
At the beginning of a sentence
What do possessive adjectives answer in a sentence?
"Whose"
'All', 'any', 'each', and 'every' are examples of which kind of adjectives?
Indefinite Adjectives
Which type of adverbs provide information on how much of something is done?
Adverbs of Degree
What kind of adjectives include words like 'this', 'that', 'these', and 'those'?
Demonstrative Adjectives
Where are adverbs of comment usually placed in a sentence?
At the beginning of a sentence
What is the purpose of using negative tags in English?
To seek agreement or confirmation
In the conditional sentence 'If I had enough time, I would visit my parents now', which verb form is used in the result clause?
Would + simple form
Which part of the speech-producing mechanism is responsible for the production of speech sounds with open glottis?
Vocal cords
What does a phoneme represent in a language?
A minimal meaningful unit
Which statement characterizes vowels in English?
Vowels are characterized by a free flow of air through the oral cavity
What are the two affricates in English?
/č/ and /j/
Which preposition is used to indicate a point of orientation?
at
Which conjunction shows contrast?
but
Which subordinating conjunction expresses a condition?
if
Which modal is used to denote strong necessity?
must
Which modal is used to indicate repeated action in the past?
would
Which tag question seeks agreement or correctness of information?
You are coming, aren't you.
Which preposition is used to indicate separation from contact with a line or surface?
off
Which conjunction is used to introduce a subordinate idea?
so that
Which modal is used to indicate polite request?
can
Which modal expresses unfulfilled wish?
would
Which tag question seeks agreement or correctness of information?
You are ready, aren't you.
Which rule specifies that collective nouns such as team and staff may be either singular or plural depending on their use in the sentence?
Rule 12
According to the rules, when should the pronouns who, that, and which be treated as singular or plural?
When they are used as subjects of the verb
Which type of noun is formed by adding 's' or 'es' to the singular form?
Plural noun
What is added to form the possessive case of singular and plural nouns ending in -s or -z?
's
Which type of nouns are always used in the singular form and therefore require a singular verb?
Beard, food, fish, fruit, grass, hair
Which type of noun does not have their plural form?
Baggage, chalk, furniture, jewelry, scenery, information, machinery, pottery
When are hyphenated or compound nouns usually attached with '-s' to indicate plurality?
When they end with '-s', '-ch', '-z', or '-x'
Which foreign plural form is incorrect?
Phenomenon - phenomenas
In a noun phrase, what comes after pre-determiners and before the core determiner?
Post-determiner (Adjective)
Which pronoun stands for a noun or noun phrase and is followed immediately by a noun?
Possessive Pronoun
Which adjective shows the highest degree of comparison for comparing three or more entities?
Superlative Adjective
What is a contraction of 'it is' or 'it has'?
It's
Test your knowledge of irregular comparative and superlative forms of adjectives, as well as adjectives that do not have a comparative degree, based on the list provided. Identify the correct comparative and superlative forms for the given adjectives.
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