English Grammar Practice Questions

English grammar questions are found on most , Nursing Entrance and College tests, as well as Catholic Entrance, High School Exit and High School Proficiency

 1. Choose the sentence with the correct grammar.

a. Everyone was asked to raise their hand.
b. Everyone was asked to raise our hand.
c. Everyone was asked to raise her hand.
d. None of the above.

2. Choose the sentence with the correct grammar.

a. The man was asked to come with his daughter and her test results.
b. The man was asked to come with her daughter and her test results.
c. The man was asked to come with her daughter and our test results.
d. None of the above.

3. Choose the sentence with the correct grammar.

a. Each boy and girl were given a toy.
b. Each boy and girl was given a toy.
c. A boy and girl is given a toy.
d. None of the above.

4. Choose the sentence with the correct grammar.

a. The teachers and the student are standing in the hall.
b. The teachers and the student is standing in the hall.
c. Both of the above.
d. None of the above.

5. Choose the sentence with the correct grammar.

a. Mathematics were my best subject in school.
b. Mathematics are my best subject in school.
c. Mathematics was my best subject in school.
d. None of the above.

6. Choose the sentence with the correct grammar.

a. Neither of them were coming along.
b. Neither of them is coming along.
c. Neither of them are coming along.
d. None of the above.

7. Choose the sentence with the correct grammar.

a. Neither the teacher nor the student is left in class.
b. Neither the teacher nor the student are left in class.
c. Both of the above.
d. None of the above.

8. If he ________________ the textbook like he was supposed to, he would have known what was on the test.

a. will have read
b. shouldn’t have read
c. would have read
d. had read

9.  Following the tornado, telephone poles _______________ all over the street.

a. laid
b. lied
c. were lying
d. were laying

10.  After the car was fixed it _______________ again.

a. ran good
b. ran well
c. would have run well
d. ran more well

11. When I was a child, my mother taught me to say thank you, holding the door open for other, and cover my mouth when yawning or coughing.

a. When I was a child, my mother teaching me to say thank you, to hold the door open for others, and cover my mouth when yawning or coughing.
b. When I was a child, my mother taught me say thank you, to hold the door open for others, and to covering my mouth when yawning or coughing.
c. When I was a child, my mother taught me saying thank you, holding the door open for others, and to cover my mouth when yawning or coughing.
d. When I was a child, my mother taught me to say thank you, hold the door open for others, and cover my mouth when yawning or coughing.

12. Mother is talking to a man that wants to hire her to be a receptionist.

a. Mother is talking to a man who wants to hire her to be a receptionist.
b. Mother is talked to a man who wants to hire her to be a receptionist.
c. Mother is talking to a man who wants to her.  To be a receptionist.
d. Mother is talking to a man hiring her who to be a receptionist.

13. Those comic books, which was for sale at the magazine shop, are now quite valuable.

a. Those comics books which were for sale, at the magazine shop are now quite valuable.
b. Those comic books, which were for sale at the magazine, shop, are now quite valuable.
c. Those comic books, which were for sale at the magazine shop, are now, quite valuable
d. Those comic books, which were for sale at the magazine shop, are now quite valuable.

14. If you want to sell your car, it’s important being honest with the buyer.

a. If you want to sell your car, being honest with the buyer is important.
b. If you want to sell your car, to be honest with the buyer is important.
c. If you wanting to sell your car, being honest with the buyer are important.
d. If you want to selling your car, to be honest with the buyer is important.

15. Although today the boy was nice to my brother, they usually was quite mean to him.

a. Although today the boy was nice to my brother, they were usually quite mean to him.
b. Although today the boy was nice to my brother, he was usually quite mean to him.
c. Although today the boy were nice to my brother, he is usually quite mean to him.
d. Although today the boy was nice to my brother, he were usually quite mean to him.

16. The customers were impatient for the store to open.  The customers rushed inside as soon as the doors were open.

a. Although the customers were impatient for the store to open, the doors were opened as soon as the customers rushed inside.
b. Although the doors were opened before  customers rushed inside, the customers were impatient for the store to open.
c. The customers, who were impatient for the store to open, rushed inside as soon as the doors were open.
d. Although the doors were opened by impatient customers, they rushed inside before the store was open.

17. I should enter my dog in a dog pageant.  Everyone says that my dog, whose name is Skipper, is the most beautiful one they’ve ever seen.”

a. Because my dog’s name is Skipper, my dog was entered in the pageant and everyone said he was the mot beautiful dog that they’ve ever seen.
b. I should enter my dog in a dog pageant, since everyone says that Skipper is the most beautiful dog they’ve ever seen.
c. Before I entered my dog in the dog pageant, Skipper said that he was the most beautiful dog that he’d ever seen.
d. Skipper entered my dog in the dog pageant because he was the most beautiful one that anyone had ever seen.

18. The doctor was not looking forward to meeting Mrs. Lucas.  The doctor would have to tell Mrs. Lucas that she has cancer.  The doctor hates giving bad news to patients.

a. The doctor hates giving bad news, and so he was not looking forward to meeting Mrs. Lucas because he would have to tell her that she has cancer.
b. The doctor has cancer and was not looking forward to meeting Mrs. Lucas and telling her this bad news.
c. Before the doctor met Mrs. Lucas, he had to give his the patients the bad news that Mrs. Lucas has cancer.
d. The doctor was not looking forward to giving the bad news to his patients that he had to tell Mrs. Lucas that his patients have cancer.
e. Because the doctor hates giving bad news, he was not looking forward to telling Mrs. Lucas that all of his other patients have cancer.

19. Mom hates shopping.  We were out of bread, milk and eggs.  Mom went to the supermarket.

a. Because we were out of bread, milk and eggs, Mom hated shopping at the supermarket.
b. Although she hates shopping, Mom went to the supermarket since we were out of bread, milk and eggs.
c. Although we were out of bread, milk and eggs, Mom still hated shopping at the supermarket and went there anyway.
d. Because Mom hated shopping at the supermarket, she went to there to buy her bread, milk and eggs.
e. Although Mom needed bread, milk and eggs, she went to the supermarket to do her shopping.

20. I hate needles.  I want to give blood.  I can’t give blood.

a. Although I hate needles, I can’t give blood even even if I wanted to.
b. Because I hate needles, I can’t give blood, although I want to give blood.
c. Whenever I hate needles, I give blood although I can’t give blood.
d. Whenever I can’t give blood, I give blood anyway, although I hate needles.
e. Although I can’t give blood, I hate needles and give blood when I can.

1. C 
Words such as neither, each, many, either, every, everyone, everybody and any should take a singular pronoun. Here we are assuming that the subjectis female, and so use “her.”  The subject could be male, in which case we would use “his,” however that is not one of the choices in this case.

2. A
A Pronoun should conform to its antecedent in gender, number and person.

3. B
Use the singular verb form when nouns are qualified with “every” or “each,” even if they are joined by ‘and. ’

4. A
When two subjects are linked with “with” or “as well,” use the verb form that matches the first subject.

5. C
Always use the singular verb form for nouns like politics, wages, mathematics, innings, news, advice, summons, furniture, information, poetry, machinery, vacation, scenery etc.

6. B
Use a singular verb with either, each, neither, everyone and many.

7. A
When two subjects are linked by “either,” “or,” “nor,” or “neither,” use a verb that matches the second subject.

8. D
When talking about something that didn’t happen in the past, use the past perfect (if I had done).

9. C
“Lie” means to recline, and does not take an object.  “lay” means to place and does take an object. Peter lay the books on the table, or the telephone poles were lying on the road.

10. B
Present tense, “ran well” is correct.  “Ran good” is never correct.

11. D

12. A
When referring to a person, use “who” instead of “that.”

13. D
The comma separate a phrase starting with ‘which.’

14. B

15. B
The subject in the first phrase, “the boy,” has to agree with the subject in the second phrase, “he is.”

16. C

17. B

18. A

19. B

20. A