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

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1.Easy

What is the subject of this sentence? “Please sit down.”

  1. Adown
  2. BPlease
  3. Csit
  4. DYou (understood)
2.Easy

Choose the correct past tense: “The children ___ in the lake all afternoon.”

  1. Aswum
  2. Bswimmed
  3. Cswims
  4. Dswam
3.Easy

Which is the correct plural of “leaf”?

  1. Aleafs
  2. Bleavs
  3. Cleafes
  4. Dleaves
4.Medium

Choose the correct words: “He drives ___ than his brother.”

  1. Amore carefully
  2. Bmost carefully
  3. Ccarefuller
  4. Dmore careful
5.Medium

Which phrase uses the possessive form of “everyone” correctly?

  1. Aeveryone’s opinion
  2. Beveryones opinion
  3. Cevery one’s’ opinion
  4. Deveryones’ opinion
6.Medium

Which sentence contains a dangling modifier?

  1. AShe turned on the lights as she walked into the room.
  2. BWhen she walked into the room, she turned on the lights.
  3. CWalking into the room, the lights turned on.
  4. DWalking into the room, she turned on the lights.
7.Hard

Which sentence is the correct use of “it’s”?

  1. AEvery plant needs it’s water.
  2. BThe clinic changed it’s hours.
  3. CIt’s important to wash your hands.
  4. DThe dog wagged it’s tail.
8.Hard

Choose the correct word for formal writing: “Does the manager object to ___ leaving early?”

  1. Amy
  2. Bmine
  3. Cmyself
  4. DI

Answer key

  1. 1. D · You (understood)
  2. 2. D · swam
  3. 3. D · leaves
  4. 4. A · more carefully
  5. 5. A · everyone’s opinion
  6. 6. C · Walking into the room, the lights turned on.
  7. 7. C · It’s important to wash your hands.
  8. 8. A · my

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