GRAMMAR

Directions: Read and understand each item and choose the best answer.

1. A: Why wasn't Jennifer at the party on Saturday? B: She _______________ about the date change.
a. Wasn't been told
b. Hadn't been told
c. Hadn't told
d. Wasn't been informed
e. Weren't told

2. A: Who won the tournament? B: Both teams, they ______________________ for the first place.
a. Tie
b. Tied
c. Are tying
d. Had tied
e. Won

3. ______________ it was late, he still called her.

a. However
b. Despite
c. Nevertheless
d. Though
e. However

4. Dinner will be ready by the time you _____________ home.

a. Have come
b. will come
c. Come
d. Comes
e. Will have come

5. I wish I _________________ that second piece of cake. I had a stomach ache all night long.
a. Would not eat
b. Had not eaten
c. Did not eat
d. Wasn't eating
e. Could not eat

6. This soup isn't ___________________ to eat yet.

a. Warm enough
b. Very warm
c. Too warm
d. Much warmer
e. The warmest

7. ______________ a donation, but she also founded an organization for the homeless.
a. She only made
b. She did only make
c. Not only she made
d. Not only did she make
e. She only made not
8. Let's ask Nicolas __________________ for his birthday.
a. He wants
b. Does he want
c. What he wants
d. What does he want
e. He doesn`t want

9. It is very important that you _________________ on time for the meeting tomorrow.
a. Will be
b. Are being
c. Be
d. Will have been
e. Are

10. Traveling to a foreign country has _____________ positive and negative aspects.
a. Both
b. Neither
c. Also
d. Either
e. Not only but also

11. You ________________ have seen Jane at the mall! She is in Canada right now.
a. Shouldn`t
b. Must
c. Needn`t
d. Couldn`t
e. Wouldn`t

12. ______________________ in magic?

a. Are you believing
b. Do you believe
c. Have you believed
d. Would you believe
e. Will you believed

13. Thanks for calling! I look forward __________________________ you soon.

a. See
b. To seeing
c. To see
d. Seeing
e. To seen

14. Mike's house was ______________________ last night. Someone spray painted on his front door.
a. Cheated
b. Robbed
c. Vandalized
d. Burglarized
e. Stolen

15. Certain gas emissions negatively affect the ozone ________________.

a. Cape
b. Sheet
 c. Film
d. Layer
e. Deposit

16. What would the indirect speech be: Maria said, "It's my car."?
a. Maria said that it is my car.
b. Maria said that it is her car.
c. Maria said that it was my car.
d. Maria said that it was her car.

17. What would the indirect speech be: Martin said, "I work here every day."?
a. Martin said that he worked here yesterday.
b. Martin said that he worked there every day.
c. Martin said that he works here every day.
d. Martin said that he worked every day.

18. Which article should be used: "Carl lives alone in ___ one-bedroom apartment."?
a. A
b. An
c. The
d. "no article"

19. Which article should be used: "There is ____ pan. ____ same pan I saw in the market."?
a. A/The
b. The/The
c. A/A
d. An/The

20. While you are driving, you ___ listen to the radio. It's not necessary.
a. Doesn't have to
b. Must
c. Don't have to
d. Must not

21. It's not a good idea to talk on a cell phone and drive at the same time. Drivers ___ do that.
a. Should
b. Shouldn't
c. Have to
d. Must

22. We stayed at home __________ watched a horror film.

a. And
b. But
c. Or
d. So

23. I wanted to buy a newspaper in the morning __________ didn't have enough money for that.
a. And
b. But
c. Or
d. So
 24. I love visiting too many different countries __________ I wouldn't want to live anywhere else but
Canada.
a. And
b. But
c. Or
d. So

25. Which figure of speech has been used here? My alarm yelled at me this morning.
a. Simile
b. Metaphor
c. Personification
d. Hyperbole

IDENTIFYING ERRORS
Directions: Choose the word or phrases labeled a, b, c, or d which are NOT acceptable in formal written
English. Choose e if there is no error.

1. No one were happy about the Mindanao crisis. No error.

a. b. c. d. e.

2. The House of Representatives’ decision to decrease the budget for the

a. b. c.
Department of Education was met with protests. No error.
d. e.

3. The Cabinet regularly meet once a week. No error.

a. b. c. d. e.

4. Both the Senators and the Congressmen legislates laws. No error.

a. b. c. d. e.

5. The Philippine government have three branches of powers: the executive, the
a. b. c. d.
legislative and the judicial. No error.
e.

6. The Supreme Court upholds the highest principles and standards of morality as
a. b. c.
embodied in the Constitution. No error.
d. e.
7. Some historians contests the origin of the Filipino flag. No error.
a. b. c. d. e.

8. Some believe that the flag we use now is not the same as the one made by Marcela Agoncillo. No error.
a. b. c. d. e.

9. Either Prof. Teodoro Agoncillo or Dr. Gregorio F. Zaide affirm the history of our flag. No error.
a. b. c. d. e

10. The news are written immediately to meet the previous deadline. No error.
a. b. c. d. e.
11.Attempts is made to locate and restore the last original Filipino flag. No error.
a. b. c. d. e.

12. Both Chelle and Charm enjoys reading. No error.

a. b. c. d. e.

13. Reading books widens one’s horizons. No error.

a. b. c. d. e.

14. If everybody know how to read, then books will never cease to be useful. No error.
a. b. c. d. e.

15. No one dares to question how invaluable books are. No error.

a. b. c. d. e.

16. Great literary works enriches the vocabulary of their readers. No error.
a. b. c. d. e.

17. All of the pens are no spent yesterday. No error.

a. b. c. d. e.

18. One hundred fifty pesos are the average selling price of one textbook. No error.
a. b. c. d. e.

19. One of the machines in the printing press weren’t functioning properly. No error.
a. b. c. d. e.

20. Either the teachers or the librarian, take care of the books. No error.
a. b. c. d. e.

21. A number of books is regularly donated to public schools. No error.

a. b. c. d. e.

22. The number of readers continually rise each year. No error.

a b c. d e

23. For I, Reader’s Digest is informative as well as entertaining. No error.

a. b. c. d. e.

24. All children has inherent rights that must be protected. No error.
a. b. c. d. e.

25. Pol Medina has drew the very famous Pugad Baboy characters. No error.
a. b. c. d. e.

26. Pugad Baboy first appear in the Philippine Daily Inquirer during the late ‘80s. No error.
a. b. c. d. e.

30. Neither Pol Medina nor his friends thinks he will become successful. No error.
a. b. c. d. e.
31. Some believes that Mr. Medina’s works satirize the socio-economic condition of the
a. b. c.
people in our country. No error.
d. e.

32. The youth delegates have been sang the National Anthem. No error.
a. b. c. d. e.

33. That house and lot in the corner are government-owned. No error.
a. b. c. d. e.

34. The number of socialized housing units sponsored by the government increases
a. b. c. d.
each year. No error.
e.

35. The possible effects of television viewing needs to be explored further. No error.
a. b. c. d. e.

36. Every weekday, Chel and Charm goes to school together. No error.
a. b. c. d. e.

37. The Scent of Apples, a story about a Filipino who immigrated to the United States
a. b.
are written by Bienvenido Santos. No error.
c. d. e.

38. Nick Joaquin, one of the exceptional Filipino writers, is also known for Quijano de
a. b. c. d.
Manila. No error.
e.

39. Some people believes that one could see his future mate by looking into a mirror on
a. b. c. d.

May day eve. No error.

e.

40. Jose Garcia Villa was a recipient of numerous awards, between them, the “National
a. b. c. d.
Artist Award for Literature”. No error.
e.