English grammar & language usage (entrance exams) worksheet with answers

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1.Easy

Choose the correct past tense: “She ___ a new pair of scrubs at the store.”

  1. Abrought
  2. Bbought
  3. Cbuyed
  4. Dbuys
2.Easy

What type of sentence is this? “What a beautiful day it is!”

  1. AImperative
  2. BInterrogative
  3. CDeclarative
  4. DExclamatory
3.Easy

Choose the correct past tense: “The choir ___ beautifully at the ceremony.”

  1. Asings
  2. Bsang
  3. Csung
  4. Dsinged
4.Medium

Choose the correct verb: “Both of the nurses ___ on duty tonight.”

  1. Ais
  2. Bhas been
  3. Care
  4. Dwas
5.Medium

Which spelling is correct for the adverb form of “true”?

  1. Atruly
  2. Btruelly
  3. Ctruley
  4. Dtruely
6.Medium

Which sentence is written in the first person?

  1. AShe checked the results twice.
  2. BYou checked the results twice.
  3. CI checked the results twice.
  4. DThey checked the results twice.
7.Hard

What is the function of the underlined word? “The patient seemed anxious.”

  1. APredicate adjective (subject complement)
  2. BAdverb modifying “seemed”
  3. CDirect object
  4. DObject complement
8.Hard

What is the function of the underlined phrase? “The nurse with the blue badge is my cousin.”

  1. AIt is the main verb phrase.
  2. BIt is an adverb phrase describing “is”.
  3. CIt is an adjective phrase describing “nurse”.
  4. DIt is the subject of the sentence.

Answer key

  1. 1. B · bought
  2. 2. D · Exclamatory
  3. 3. B · sang
  4. 4. C · are
  5. 5. A · truly
  6. 6. C · I checked the results twice.
  7. 7. A · Predicate adjective (subject complement)
  8. 8. C · It is an adjective phrase describing “nurse”.

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