Grammar Comprehension Quiz

Business English

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Instructions: There are sixty questions on this quiz, and you will have 20 minutes to answer the
questions. Please choose the best answer from a, b, c, or d. Good luck!

1: My name is Pete. _______________.

 a: I am from Ireland  1B: be verbs (statements)

 b: I from Ireland 2B: be verbs (closed questions)

 c: I'm Ireland 3B: be verbs (open questions)

 d: I is from Ireland

2: I'm busy this Tuesday afternoon because _______________.

 a: I meet always with my coworkers in the morning  5B: simple present tense (statements)

 b: I meet with my coworkers always in the morning 6B: simple present tense (questions)

 c: I meet with coworkers in the morning always  8B: adverbs of frequency

 d: I always meet with my coworkers in the morning

3: What _______________?

 a: work you company 5B: simple present tense (statements)

 b: company does you work for  6B: simple present tense (questions)

 c: company do you work for

 d: do you work for company

4: When is your presentation?

 a: My presentation is on Thursday on 2:00.  9B: prepositions of time

 b: My presentation is on Thursday at 2:00. 10B: prepositions of place

 c: My presentation is at Thursday in 2:00.

 d: My presentation is in Thursday at 2:00.

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5: Can I borrow a paperclip?

 a: Yes, there are some paperclips on the desk. 7B: a, an, and the

 b: Yes, there is some paperclips on the desk.  12B: some and any

 c: Yes, there are any paperclips on the desk.  13B: there is and there are

 d: Yes, there is any paperclips on the desk. 67B: quantifiers with un/countable nouns

6: _______________ is very confusing.

 a: This reports  11B: countable and uncountable nouns

 b: These reports  14B: this, that, these, and those (determiners)

 c: This report

 d: These report

7: He worked all weekend. _______________.

 a: He is very tired yesterday  15B: simple past tense (be verbs)

 b: He were very tired yesterday 16B: simple past tense (statements)

 c: He was very tired yesterday 17B: simple past tense (questions)

 d: He are very tired yesterday

8: I saw my coworkers last night. _______________.

 a: We watch a movie together  16B: simple past tense (statements)

 b: We watched a movie together 17B: simple past tense (questions)

 c: We watching a movie together

 d: We was watching a movie together

9: He looks happy. _______________?

 a: Where does he went for vacation  17B: simple past tense (questions)

 b: Where does he go for vacation 18B: simple past tense (irregular verbs)

 c: Where did he went for vacation

 d: Where did he go for vacation

10: She was angry because _______________.

 a: Alan broke her computer 16B: simple past tense (statements)

 b: Alan breaked her computer  18B: simple past tense (irregular verbs)

 c: Alan broken her computer

 d: Alan breaks her computer

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11: Stacy talked with the CEO, Mr. Collins. She talked with _______________ for one hour.

 a: her  19B: object pronouns

 b: him

 c: them

 d: his

12: Marketing is _______________ accounting.

 a: more than 20B: adjectives

 b: more interesting  21B: comparative adjectives

 c: more interesting than 69B: comparatives with as ... as adjectives

 d: interesting than

13: Tokyo is _______________ city in the world.

 a: the more expensive 20B: adjectives

 b: the most expensive  22B: superlative adjectives

 c: the expensivest

 d: the expensive

14: I couldn't believe it! Steve worked at the office _______________, until about 10:00.

 a: lately  24B: adverbs of manner

 b: late 25B: comment adverbs

 c: later 70B: comparisons with as ... as for adverbs

 d: latest

15: _______________, I have some free time. I can meet you this afternoon.

 a: Luckiest 24B: adverbs of manner

 b: Luckier  25B: comment adverbs

 c: Lucky 70B: comparisons with as ... as for adverbs

 d: Luckily

16: I didn't receive the email.

 a: Neither did I.  27B: so, too, either, and neither in responses

 b: I didn't receive it too.

 c: So did I.

 d: Either didn't I.

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17: Are you busy? Do you want to get a coffee?

 a: Sorry, but I'm working these days. How about later?  28B: present progressive tense

 b: Sorry, but I working now. How about later? 32B: present progressive tense for future plans

 c: Sorry, but I work now. How about later?

 d: Sorry, but I'm working now. How about later?

18: He doesn't like his job, so _______________.

 a: he's looking for a new place to work these days  28B: present progressive tense

 b: he looking for a new place to work these days 32B: present progressive tense for future plans

 c: he's look for a new place to work these days

 d: he's always looks for a new place to work these days

19: _______________ because I'm tired.

 a: I will went home early  29B: will (statements)

 b: I go home early 30B: will (questions)

 c: I will go home early 31B: be going to

 d: I will going home early 32B: present progressive tense for future plans

20: David isn't very happy. He _______________ a bonus this summer.

 a: isn't go to receive  31B: be going to

 b: isn't going to receive 32B: present progressive tense for future plans

 c: isn't going to receiving

 d: is not go to receiving

21: Before we go to Anthony's retirement party, _______________.

 a: we must have to buy a present  34B: have to and must

 b: we have to buy a present 36B: had better

 c: we have to a present 37B: ought to

 d: we must to buy a present

22: I'm not doing very well at my new job. I really _______________ harder.

 a: ought better to work 34B: have to

 b: had ought to work  36B: had better

 c: had better to work  37B: ought to

 d: ought to work

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23: Someday, I want to be rich. I _______________.

 a: want to have a few money  38B: a lot, a few, many, and much (quantifiers)

 b: want to have much money 67B: quantifiers with un/countable nouns

 c: want to have many money 68B: quantifiers for general and specific things

 d: want to have a lot of money

24: I _______________ on the business trip because I was too busy.

 a: didn't go everywhere  38B: any, some, and no (compound nouns)

 b: didn't go anywhere

 c: didn't go nowhere

 d: went anywhere

25: Have you ever worked in a foreign country?

 a: No, I have ever worked in a foreign country.  40B: present perfect tenses (experiences)

 b: No, I have never worked in a foreign country.  41B: ever and never with the present perfect

 c: No, I haven't work in a foreign country. 44B: present progressive tense

 d: Yes, I have ever worked in a foreign country.

26: She moved to Germany a long time ago. She _______________.

 a: has lived there for she started her career 41B: ever and never with the present perfect

 b: has lived there since she started her career 42B: already, before, and yet

 c: lived there since she started her career  43B: for and since with the present perfect tense

 d: has lived there since ten years

27: Here you are. _______________.

 a: Use my phone  45B: imperative mood

 b: You use my phone

 c: Please uses my phone

 d: He uses my phone

28: Pat was talking with his team leader _______________.

 a: when he was getting a call on his phone  46B: past progressive tense

 b: while he got a call on his phone  47B: when and while with the past progressive

 c: while he was called on his phone

 d: when he got a call on his phone

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29: He _______________ so hard.

 a: didn't used to work  48B: used to

 b: didn't used to worked

 c: didn't use to work

 d: didn't use to worked

30: Alex in HR _______________.

 a: was laid off  51B: passive voice (statements)

 b: laid off  52B: passive voice (questions)

 c: was laying off

 d: is laid off

31: The product _______________ will come out soon.

 a: when I helped produce  53B: that/which relative clauses as subjects

 b: that I helped produce the product 54B: that/which relative clauses as objects

 c: which I helped produce the product 55B: who/where/when as subjects

 d: that I helped produce 57B: prepositions in relative clauses

32: She took an English class _______________.

 a: that the class was for business professionals 53B: that/which relative clauses as subjects

 b: was for business professionals  54B: that/which relative clauses as objects

 c: which was for business professionals 56B: who/where/when as objects

 d: where the class was for business professionals 57B: prepositions in relative clauses

33: I can't attend the meeting _______________.

 a: that rescheduling for Friday 54B: that/which relative clauses as objects

 b: rescheduling for Friday 56B: who/where/when as objects

 c: rescheduled for Friday  58B: reduced relative clauses

 d: which rescheduled for Friday

34: Which would you rather do, work domestically or work overseas?

 a: I'd rather work overseas.  59B: would rather (preferences)

 b: I would work overseas.

 c: I'd rather will work overseas than work domestically.

 d: I rather work overseas.

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35: You worked a lot. _______________ you _______________ the promotion?

 a: Didn't ... got  60B: negative closed questions

 b: Did ... got 61B: tag questions

 c: Did ... not got

 d: Didn't ... get

36: _______________ the proposal, _______________?

 a: You didn't finish ... did you 60B: negative closed questions

 b: You finished ... did you  61B: tag questions

 c: You didn't finish ... didn't you

 d: You didn't finished ... did you

37: They _______________ their business trip. They had a lot of problems!

 a: avoided discussing  63B: gerunds and infinitives

 b: avoided discuss 64B: gerunds and gerund phrases as subjects

 c: avoided to discuss 65B: gerunds after prepositions

 d: to avoid discussing

38: _______________ inspired me.

 a: Listening to his speech 63B: gerunds and infinitives

 b: To listen to his speech  64B: gerunds and gerund phrases as subjects

 c: Listen to his speech 65B: gerunds after prepositions

 d: That I listened to his speech

39: He decided to go to Boston _______________.

 a: for changing his career 49B: because and so (conjunctions)

 b: for change his career  66B: clauses of purpose

 c: to change his career

 d: to changing his career

40: Phil _______________ Pablo.

 a: is not good at English as 21B: comparative adjectives

 b: is not as good at English  69B: comparisons with as ... as for adjectives

 c: is not good at English to 70B: comparisons with as ... as for adverbs

 d: is not as good at English as

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41: Beth didn't understand the explanation. _______________.

 a: She was confused 20B: adjectives

 b: She was confusing  71B: -ed and -ing adjectives

 c: She felt confusing 72B: analogies with like

 d: It was confused

42: She _______________ her suit _______________ for the interview.

 a: will ... cleaned and pressed  73B: passive causative

 b: will have ... clean and press 74B: active causative

 c: is going to have ... cleaned and pressed

 d: is going to ... cleaned and pressed

43: My manager _______________ flextime.

 a: permitted me work 73B: passive causative

 b: made me to work  74B: active causative

 c: convinced me work

 d: allowed me to work

44: I _______________ in many countries before I _______________ to retire in Thailand.

 a: worked ... had decided  75B: past perfect tense

 b: have worked ... decided 76B: past perfect progressive tense

 c: had worked ... decided

 d: worked ... have decided

45: Can anyone tell me _______________?

 a: what time does the conference call start 77B: embedded questions (statements)

 b: what time the conference call starts  78B: embedded questions (questions)

 c: what time the conference call start

 d: what time do the conference call starts

46: Maya won't come to work today. She said that _______________ .

 a: she would have met with her client  79B: reported speech (statements)

 b: she will meet with her client 80B: reported speech (questions)

 c: she meets with her client 81B: imperative mood with reported speech

 d: she would meet with her client

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47: Whenever it rains, _______________.

 a: I bring an umbrella  82B: type zero conditionals

 b: I will bring an umbrella 83B: first conditionals

 c: I would bring an umbrella 84B: second conditionals

 d: I would have brought an umbrella 85B: third conditionals

48: Would you have quit _______________ ?

 a: if you like your job 82B: type zero conditionals

 b: if you will like your job 83B: first conditionals

 c: if you liked your job 84B: second conditionals

 d: if you had liked your job  85B: third conditionals

49: He would be able to speak English _______________.

 a: if he would practice speaking more often 84B: second conditionals

 b: were he to practice speaking more often 85B: third conditionals

 c: would he to practice speaking more often  86B: inverted conditionals

 d: were he practicing speaking more often

50: Juan speaks English perfectly. He _______________.

 a: must have work in an English-speaking country 87B: modal verbs for the present and future

 b: must will work in an English-speaking country  88B: modal verbs for the past

 c: must have worked in an English-speaking country

 d: must worked in an English-speaking country

51: If I didn't procrastinate, I _______________.

 a: must get more done 83B: first conditionals

 b: must have gotten more done 84B: second conditionals

 c: might get more done  88B: modal verbs with conditionals

 d: might have gotten more done

52: Google, _______________, is a company famous for its perks.

 a: many people want to work at Google  90B: non-defining relative clauses as subjects

 b: where many people want to work 91B: non-defining relative clauses as objects

 c: which many people want to work

 d: that many people want to work

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53: You can use my laptop, _______________.

 a: that I just bought my laptop last week 90B: non-defining relative clauses as subjects

 b: that I just bought last week  91B: non-defining relative clauses as objects

 c: which I just bought my laptop last week

 d: which I just bought last week

54: I _______________ my own business by this time next year!

 a: will have started  92B: future perfect tense

 b: will start 93B: future perfect progressive tense

 c: have started

 d: am starting

55: He _______________ a vacation this year. Money is too tight.

 a: going to be taking  94B: future progressive tense

 b: isn't going to be taking

 c: isn't being taking

 d: won't be take

56: If Tom had better communication skills, _______________.

 a: he wouldn't have so many problems with his team  95B: mixed past conditionals

 b: he wouldn't had so many problems with his team 96B: mixed present conditionals

 c: he doesn't have so many problems with his team 97B: mixed future conditionals

 d: he hadn't had so many problems with his team

57: If Amy were going to graduate this spring, _______________.

 a: she will be looking for a job 95B: mixed past conditionals

 b: she was looking for a job 96B: mixed present conditionals

 c: she would be looking for a job  97B: mixed future conditionals

 d: she will look for a job

58: What I want everyone to do _______________.

 a: is opening your prospectus to page 10  98B: wh- cleft sentences

 b: is that open your prospectus to page 10 99B: all and th- cleft sentences

 c: is that opening your prospectus to page 10

 d: is open your prospectus to page 10

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59: My coworker insisted _______________.

 a: that I don't quit my job  100B: present subjunctive mood

 b: that I not quit my job 101B: past subjunctive mood

 c: to not quit my job

 d: not quitting my job

60: He was so angry, it looked _______________!

 a: as though he explodes 100B: present subjunctive mood

 b: as though he will explode  101B: past subjunctive mood

 c: as though he would explode

 d: as though he exploded

 Congratulations! This is the end of the Grammar Comprehension Quiz.

Score: /60

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