Language proficiency and grammar assessment Quiz

Challenge your grammar skills with this quiz. Test your knowledge of subject-verb agreement, punctuation, mood, and more in English grammar.

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Which of the following is a correct example of subject-verb agreement?

The team are going to the championship.

The team is going to the championship.

The team was going to the championship.

The team were going to the championship.

What is the correct punctuation for a compound sentence?

Period

Comma

Semicolon

Exclamation mark

What is an example of an auxiliary verb?

Run

Jump

What is the term for a word that is spelled the same forwards and backwards?

Palindrome

Anagram

Simile

Palindrome Anagram

What is an example of a coordinating conjunction?

And

Because

Although

However

What is the term for a word that has the opposite meaning of another word?

Synonym

Homophone

Antonym

Palindrome

What is the term for a word that imitates the sound it represents?

Onomatopoeia

Metaphor

Simile

Hyperbole

Which sentence uses the subjunctive mood correctly?

If I was you, I would go.

If I were you, I would go.

If I am you, I would go.

If I be you, I would go.

Identify the gerund phrase in the following sentence: 'Running in the park is my favorite hobby.'

Running in the park

In the park

Is my favorite

My favorite hobby

#10

Which of the following sentences contains a misplaced modifier?

Walking down the street, the trees looked beautiful.

The trees looked beautiful walking down the street.

Walking down the street, I saw the beautiful trees.

I saw the beautiful trees walking down the street.

#11

What is the correct order of adjectives in English?

Opinion - Size - Age - Shape - Color - Origin - Material - Purpose

Size - Opinion - Age - Shape - Color - Origin - Material - Purpose

Age - Size - Opinion - Shape - Color - Origin - Material - Purpose

Shape - Age - Size - Opinion - Color - Origin - Material - Purpose

#12

What is the difference between 'fewer' and 'less'?

'Fewer' is used with countable nouns, while 'less' is used with uncountable nouns.

'Fewer' is used with uncountable nouns, while 'less' is used with countable nouns.

'Fewer' and 'less' can be used interchangeably.

'Fewer' and 'less' are synonyms; there is no difference.

#13

Which of the following sentences demonstrates correct use of the subjunctive mood?

I wish I was taller.

I wish I were taller.

I wish I am taller.

I wish I be taller.

#14

What is a dangling participle?

A participle that dangles at the end of a sentence.

A participle that modifies the wrong noun.

A participle that is missing from a sentence.

A participle that is unclear in its reference.

#15

Which of the following sentences is grammatically correct?

Neither Tom or Sarah want to go.

Neither Tom nor Sarah wants to go.

Neither Tom or Sarah wants to go.

Neither Tom nor Sarah want to go.

#16

Which of the following sentences demonstrates correct parallel structure?

She likes hiking, to swim, and reading.

She likes hiking, swimming, and reading.

She likes hiking, swim, and to read.

She likes to hike, swimming, and reading.

#17

What is the correct use of 'who' versus 'whom'?

'Who' is used as the subject of a sentence, while 'whom' is used as the object.

'Whom' is used as the subject of a sentence, while 'who' is used as the object.

Both 'who' and 'whom' can be used interchangeably.

Neither 'who' nor 'whom' are correct in modern English usage.