GRAMMAR REVISION TEST-1

EXERCISE -1

Underline the subject (or compound subject) and then identify the verb that agrees with it.

1. Your friendship over the years and your support (has/have) meant a great deal to us.

2. Hamilton Family Center, a shelter for teenage runaways in San Francisco, (offers/offer) a
wide variety of services.

3. The main source of income for Trinidad (is/are) oil and pitch.

4. The chances of your being promoted (is/are) excellent.

5. There (was/were) a Pokémon card stuck to the refrigerator.

6. Neither the professor nor his assistants (was/were) able to solve the mystery of the eerie
glow in the laboratory.

7. Many hours at the driving range (has/have) led us to design golf balls with GPS locators in
them.

8. Discovered in the soil of our city garden (was/were) a button dating from the Civil War
dating from the turn of the century.

9. Every year, during the midsummer festival, the smoke of village bonfires (fills/fill) the sky.

10. The story performers (was/were) surrounded by children and adults eager to see magical
tales.

EXERCISE 2

Edit the following sentences to eliminate problems with subject-verb agreement and write the
edited sentence. If a sentence is correct, write “correct.”

1. One of the main reasons for elephant poaching are the profits received from selling the ivory
tusks.

2. Not until my interview with Dr. Chang were other possibilities opened to me.

3. Batik cloth from Bali, blue and white ceramics from Cambodia, and a bocce ball from Turin
has made Hannah’s room the talk of the dorm.
4. The board of directors, ignoring the wishes of the neighbourhood, has voted to allow further
development.

5. Measles is a contagious childhood disease.

6. The presence of certain bacteria in our bodies are one of the factors that determines our
overall health.

7. Leah is the only one of the many applicants who has the ability to step into this job.

8. Neither the explorer nor his companions was ever seen again.

EXERCISE-3

Use the correct form of tense

Last night, when I ___________________ dinner, my mom ___________________. I totally

___________________ about the roast in the oven, and I ___________________ everything.
(MAKE, CALL, FORGET, BURN)

2. Most police officers ___________________ uniforms to work. Only detectives in higher

positions ___________________ their street clothes. (WEAR, WEAR)

3. His family ___________________ to Singapore when he was three, then they

___________________ back again when he started high school. (MOVE, MOVE)

4. Your car is fine now. There was a problem with the gears, but we ___________________ it.
(FIX)

5. After Claire ___________________ for half an hour, she suddenly ___________________

to check her watch. (RUN, STOP)

6. I ___________________ smoking three years ago. Before that, I ______________________

for over a decade. (STOP, SMOKE)

7. Look, Mary ___________________ the windows. Nobody ___________________ them for

over a month. (CLEAN, CLEAN))

8. Tina ______________________ her emails for the last two hours. (CHECK)

9. Living in a foreign country was strange at first, but we ___________________ used to it.
(GET)
10.I ___________________ I want any dessert. I ___________________ too much to eat
already. (NOT THINK, HAVE)

11.In our history lesson yesterday my friend and I ___________________ to each other and
we ___________________ attention. Suddenly, our history teacher ___________________
right next to us. (TALK, NOT PAY, STAND).

12.Wendy ___________________ her boyfriend every afternoon. (PHONE)

13. I saw him sitting on the sofa. He ___________________ very tired because he
_______________________ too much. (BE, WORK)

14. John ___________________ our flight this morning, but he ___________________ hotel
arrangements yet. (BOOK, NOT MAKE)

15. I _______________________ the cup finals when you arrived. (WATCH)

16.We normally ___________________ together every second Sunday, but this month
everyone ___________________ on holiday, so we ___________________ any meetings.
(GET, BE, NOT HAVE)

EXERCISE 4

Identify the Part of Speech Of all the words in the sentences given herein

1. Namitha is not coming today.

2. My mom will be leaving to Bangalore tomorrow.
3. The teacher asked the students to stand.
4. He is my brother.
5. There is a cat under the table.
6. The clothes did not dry as it was raining all night.
7. Sheena and her sister dance well.
8. I am wearing a green dress for the party.
9. Oh! That is really sad.
10. She is coming with me.