Sturucture (3)

Directions: The questions here test your knowledge of the grammatical structure of English. Each question consists of a short written conversation, part of which has been omitted. Four words or phrases, labeled 1, 2, 3, and 4, are given below the conversation. You are to choose the word or phrase that will correctly complete the conversation. Click the answer button to see the correct answer. If you need a hint, press the arrow button next to the hint.

Look at the example.

"Why do you always want to use _____ pens?"

1) to one
2) of my
3) that my
4) one of my

We would say: "Why do you always want to use one of my pens?" Therefore you should press "4."

 

Click the answer button to see the correct answer.

 

1. I have heard your views on the tax reform. Let me _____.
   1) express my opinion
   2) express my viewing
   3) make my views
   4) make my opinion
   Answer 1
   hint You don't "make" your opinion or views.
2. "When are these assignments due?"
   "The professor told us that they must be turned in _____."
   1) by Friday
   2) until Friday
   3) Friday before
   4) Friday beginning
   Answer 1
   hint This means anytime before the end of the day on Friday.
3. They are visiting the Rockies. I hear the Rockies have _____.
   1) beautiful scenery that is much
   2) many beautiful landscapes
   3) many beautiful sceneries
   4) much beautiful scenery
   Answer 4
   hint "Scenery" and "landscape" are, in this context, uncountable.
4. "Where is ABC Store?"
   "It is _____ the apartment house."
   1) before
   2) ahead of
   3) in front of
   4) preceding
   Answer 3
   hint ABC Store is facing the front of the apartment house.
5. Most ski resorts are crowded. There are many people _____ skiing.
   1) enjoy
   2) that enjoying
   3) who enjoy
   4) who enjoying
   Answer 3
   hint The main verb of the second sentence is "are."
6. It is already nine o'clock. Can you _____ time to catch the train?
   1) have enough
   2) have it in
   3) make in
   4) make it in
   Answer 4
   hint The speaker wants to know if the hearer will arrive at the station in time to catch the train.
7. Tom went to see the optician. He wants to have his glasses _____.
   1) fit
   2) fitted
   3) fit on
   4) fitted on
   Answer 2
   hint "Have (something)" with a past participle is used to mean "get someone to do something. For example, he wants to have his toys fixed. Opticians fit glasses.
8. Mary's house is _____ the post office. Do you think you can find it easily?
   1) along
   2) near to
   3) against
   4) next to
   Answer 4
   hint This means that Mary's house is beside the post office.
9. The rope was catching fire. Nancy let _____ just in time.
   1) alone it
   2) go alone it
   3) go it
   4) go of it
   Answer 4
   hint "Let" takes an infinitive without "to," and "go" cannot take an object.
10. It costs 100 dollars. Do we have _____ money?
    1) a lot of
    2) plentiful
    3) plenty of
    4) enough
    Answer 4
    hint In this case, the speaker is not asking whether there is much money, but whether there is more than 100 dollars.
11. I need some physical exercise. I decided _____ golf.
    1) to begin
    2) to commence
    3) to take up
    4) to start up
    Answer 3
    hint The speaker has decided to learn to play golf.
12. "Would you like to go to a movie or a play?"
    "It _____ to me."
    1) makes no difference
    2) makes not a difference
    3) is indifferent
    4) is not a difference
    Answer 1
    hint The second speaker means that it does not matter whether they go to a movie or a play.
13. We were hiking in the mountains all day today. Therefore, we are _____.
    1) wear out
    2) outworn
    3) weary out
    4) worn out
    Answer 4
    hint This is an idiom meaning "tired."
14. "Were there many people waiting in line at the stadium?"
    "Yes, I saw _____."
    1) quite a few
    2) quite much
    3) quite many
    4) quite some
    Answer 1
    hint Only certain words can follow "quite."
15. Tom and Mary have not come yet. I think we should _____ them.
    1) await for
    2) wait for
    3) await on
    4) wait on
    Answer 2
    hint This means that we should stay until they come, not that we should serve them.
16. When are you _____ the graduate school?
    1) enter
    2) going entering
    3) go to enter
    4) going to enter
    Answer 4
    hint The speaker is asking about the future. Pay attention to "are."
17. You had better _____ the information office.
    1) inquire at
    2) inquiring at
    3) inquire to
    4) inquiring at
    Answer 1
    hint What comes after "had better," a verb, an infinitive, or the -ing form of a verb?
18. Kyoto was the capital before Tokyo, _____?
    1) didn't it
    2) wasn't it
    3) hasn't it
    4) weren't it
    Answer 2
    hint This is a tag question. The main verb of this sentence is "was."
19. Tom and Mary will be _____ at the party.
    1) present
    2) presents
    3) presenting
    4) at present
    Answer 1
    hint This means that Tom and Mary will attend the party. "Present" in this case is an adjective.
20. Will you go _____ this summer?
    1) swim
    2) to swim
    3) swimming
    4) to swimming
    Answer 3
    hint This is an idiomatic expression for "to swim."
21. The police were anxious _____ about the crime.
    1) more learn
    2) learn more
    3) to more learn
    4) to learn more
    Answer 4
    hint Which comes after "be anxious," a verb or an infinitive? Does "more" modify "learn" or "about the crime."
22. Many women could _____ at the department store.
    1) seen
    2) be seen
    3) be seeing
    4) be see
    Answer 2
    hint What form of the verb comes after "could?" Is this an active form or a passive form?
23. This river tends to _____ whenever there is heavy rain.
    1) flow
    2) overflow
    3) flow over
    4) over flowing
    Answer 2
    hint This means that there was too much water in the river, so the extra water came out of the river. Which form of verbs come after "tends to?"
24. How long did the game _____?
    1) last
    2) endure
    3) survive
    4) continue
    Answer 1
    hint This is a questions about how long the game was.
25. We must _____ the board meeting today.
    1) attend
    2) attend to
    3) attend in
    4) attending
    Answer 1
    hint Which form of the verb follows "must?" Do you need any prepositions after "attend?" If so, what?

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