English Grammar Basics Quiz

1. Which sentence is grammatically correct?

1. Their going to the park.
2. There going to the park.
3. They're going to the park.
4. Theyre going to the park.

2. What is the plural of 'child'?

1. Childes
2. Children
3. Childrens
4. Childs

3. Which is correct: 'fewer' or 'less' for countable items?

1. Both are correct
2. Fewer books
3. Less books
4. Neither is correct

4. Which sentence uses the correct apostrophe?

1. The dog wagged it's tail.
2. The dog wagged its tail.
3. The dog wagged its' tail.
4. The dogs wagged its tail.

5. Which is the correct past tense of 'go'?

1. Goed
2. Gone
3. Went
4. Wented

6. What type of word is 'quickly'?

1. Adjective
2. Adverb
3. Noun
4. Verb

7. Which sentence is correct?

1. Both are acceptable
2. Neither is correct
3. Who did you speak to?
4. Whom did you speak to?

8. Which is correct?

1. I and my friend went.
2. Me and my friend went.
3. My friend and I went.
4. My friend and me went.

9. What does a semicolon (;) connect?

1. A clause and a phrase
2. A list of items
3. Two dependent clauses
4. Two independent clauses

10. Which word is a conjunction?

1. Beautiful
2. Because
3. Happiness
4. Quickly

11. Which is the correct comparative form of 'good'?

1. Better
2. Betterer
3. Gooder
4. More good

12. What is a noun?

1. A connecting word
2. A describing word
3. A person, place, thing, or idea
4. An action word

13. Which sentence uses the passive voice?

1. The chef cooked the meal.
2. The chef had cooked the meal.
3. The chef is cooking the meal.
4. The meal was cooked by the chef.

14. Which is spelled and used correctly?

1. Yore welcome.
2. You're welcome.
3. Your welcome.
4. Youre welcome.

15. What punctuation ends a question?

1. Exclamation mark
2. Full stop / Period
3. Question mark
4. Semicolon

16. Which sentence is in the present perfect tense?

1. She has run three marathons.
2. She runs every day.
3. She was running yesterday.
4. She will run tomorrow.

17. What is a dangling modifier?

1. A descriptive phrase that doesn't clearly relate to what it modifies
2. A double negative
3. A word used in the wrong tense
4. An adjective used as an adverb

18. Which is the correct use of 'lay' vs 'lie'?

1. I need to lay down.
2. Please lay the book on the table.
3. The cat lied on the sofa.
4. Yesterday I lied in bed all morning.

19. What is a clause?

1. A group of words with a subject and a verb
2. A punctuation mark
3. A type of adjective
4. A word that joins sentences

20. Which sentence correctly uses a colon?

1. I have one goal: to win.
2. I want: to win.
3. She ran: fast.
4. The dog: barked loudly.