English Grammar Demystified - A Self Teaching Guide

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PART ONE TEST

Circle the letter of the word or phrase that best completes or corrects each sentence.

1. It looks as if we will be working together on this soon, they asked me about
   it the other day.
   (a) soon. they
   (b) soon. They
   (c) soon? They
   (d) soon? they


2. The deer run in our yard with the longest antlers.
   (a) The deer in the yard with the longest antlers run.
   (b) The deer ran in our yard with the longest antlers.
   (c) The deer with the longest antlers run in our yard.
   (d) Many deer was running in our yard with the longest antlers.


3. You have all the measurements now I’m going to call John to hear what he
   has to say.
   (a) measurements; now
   (b) measurements, now
   (c) measurements. Now
   (d) both a and c


4. Your house, in this group of seven houses, look the best.
   (a) is looking the best.
   (b) looks the best
   (c) has been looking the best.
   (d) had been looking the best.


5. Looking at our new furniture when it arrived.
   (a) Looking at our new furniture; when it arrived!
   (b) Looking at our new furniture when it arrived made me happy!