Testing Your Grammatical Chops

It's time, once again, to put your fingers where your mouth is. If you think you've got the grammatical chops, then this engaging quiz is just for you, designed to challenge your knowledge of English grammar rules, including verb types, tenses, pronouns, and sentence structures. With a total of 14 tricky questions, you'll be sure to put your linguistic skills to the test. Are you ready? Get your grammatical motors running and away we go...
 
1 of 14
Which of the following words is a transitive verb?
Grow
Sleep
Teach
Sit
 
2 of 14
What is the correct comparative form of the adjective "difficult"?
More difficult
Most difficult
Difficultier
Difficulter
 
3 of 14
Which of the following sentences contains an indirect object?
She gave the book to him.
The cat chased the mouse.
They walked to the store.
He read the book all night.
 
4 of 14
What type of pronoun is used in this sentence: "Whose jacket is this?"
Indefinite
Demonstrative
Reflexive
Possessive
 
5 of 14
In the sentence, "I wish I had known about the engagement," which tense is used?
Past simple
Past continuous
Past perfect
Present perfect
 
6 of 14
Which of the following is an example of a compound sentence?
The movie was boring, so they left early.
She read the book, and he watched TV.
Both are correct
 
7 of 14
In the sentence "The cake was baked by Sarah," what is the grammatical function of "by Sarah"?
Subject
Object complement
Direct object
Indirect object
 
8 of 14
Which of the following is a subordinating conjunction?
But
And
Or
Because
 
9 of 14
In the sentence "John is taller than Mary," what is the grammatical function of "than"?
Preposition
Adverb
Conjunction
Interjection
 
10 of 14
In the sentence "The husband is sleeping on the sofa," what is the prepositional phrase?
Is sleeping
The sofa
On the sofa
The husband
 
11 of 14
Which of the following is an intransitive verb?
Buy
Eat
Send
Laugh
 
12 of 14
What type of pronoun is used in this sentence: "Nobody told me about the engagement."
Indefinite
Reflexive
Demonstrative
Possessive
 
13 of 14
Which of the following is a coordinating conjunction?
Since
Although
While
And
 
14 of 14
In the sentence, "She will have finished her work by the time we arrive," which tense is used?
Future simple
Future continuous
Present perfect
Future perfect
 
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