Test your understanding of English grammar rules with this grammar exercise. Fill in the blanks with an appropriate word or phrase.<\/p>\n
1. The state of affairs ——————- sure to cause him anxiety.<\/p>\n
a) is b) are c) were d) has<\/p>\n
2. A carpenter and a goldsmith ————— in our street.<\/p>\n
a) live b) lives c) is living d) are living<\/p>\n
3. The introduction of reforms ————— greatly opposed by the aristocracy.<\/p>\n
a) was b) were c) have been d) are being<\/p>\n
4. Slow and steady —————- the race.<\/p>\n
a) win b) wins c) has won d) would win<\/p>\n
5. He —————- hardly finished his lunch when someone knocked at the door.<\/p>\n
a) was b) had c) did d) would<\/p>\n
6. He has been working here —————— three years now.<\/p>\n
a) since b) for c) from d) before<\/p>\n
7. I saw him two months ——————<\/p>\n
a) ago b) before c) for d) since<\/p>\n
8. He was foolish —————- to listen to her.<\/p>\n
a) enough b) too c) also d) as well<\/p>\n
9. I wish you ————— keep to the subject instead of digressing like this.<\/p>\n
a) should b) would c) might d) must<\/p>\n
10. ————— you give the keys of the safe you will be shot.<\/p>\n
a) if b) unless c) but d) though<\/p>\n
11. I would rather be a doctor —————- a lawyer.<\/p>\n
a) than b) to c) but d) none of these<\/p>\n
12. Clever ————— he was, he could not solve the problem.<\/p>\n
a) as b) though c) as though d) even though<\/p>\n
13. ————- he was clever, he could not solve the problem.<\/p>\n
a) Though b) As c) Even d) In spite of<\/p>\n
14. Strong ————- the elephant was, it could not face the swift leopard.<\/p>\n
a) as b) though c) as though d) even as<\/p>\n
15. Such was Damayanti\u2019s beauty ————– princes from far and near came to woo her.<\/p>\n
a) as b) for c) so d) that<\/p>\n
16. He climbed up a tree ————- to get a good view of the procession.<\/p>\n
a) such that b) such as c) so as d) even as<\/p>\n
17. I will call you when the guests ——————-<\/p>\n
a) arrive b) will arrived c) will be arriving d) will have arrived<\/p>\n
18. They —————– the TV for a long time when the burglars burst in.<\/p>\n
a) was seeing b) have been seeing c) had been seeing d) saw<\/p>\n
19. My father usually ——————- coffee in the morning, but today he drank tea.<\/p>\n
a) drinks b) drink c) drank d) was drinking<\/p>\n
20. Ram is one of the players who ——————- selected for the Test match.<\/p>\n
a) has been b) have been c) is d) was<\/p>\n
21. Each of the boys —————- interviewed by the principal.<\/p>\n
a) are b) were c) has been d) have been<\/p>\n
22. He would rather —————- than yield to pressure.<\/p>\n
a) be dying b) die c) died d) will die<\/p>\n
23. Not —————— in time, he could not get the scholarship.<\/p>\n
a) being applied b) applying c) having applied d) applied<\/p>\n
24. ———————- by rain, we took shelter under a tree.<\/p>\n
a) driving b) drove c) driven d) none of these<\/p>\n
25. He complained of ——————- by the police.<\/p>\n
a) having been tortured b) tortured c) torturing d) having tortured<\/p>\n
1. is (The actual subject is the state of affairs, and not affairs.)
\n2. live
\n3. was (The actual subject is the introduction of reforms, and not reforms.)
\n4. wins
\n5. had
\n6. for
\n7. ago
\n8. enough
\n9. would
\n10. unless
\n11. than
\n12. as
\n13. though
\n14. as
\n15. that
\n16. so as
\n17. arrive
\n18. had been seeing
\n19. drinks
\n20. have been (The actual subject is players and not Ram.)
\n21. has been
\n22. die
\n23. having applied
\n24. driven
\n25. having been tortured<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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