Modern English Grammar and Composition - Quiz 1

Which type of sentence is the following:

Jane, come here.

• Declarative sentence

• Imperative sentence

• Exclamatory sentence

• Interrogative sentence

Answer explanation

It is an imperative sentence because it asks Jane to come here.

Change the following affirmative sentence into negative form:

She is well.

• Not she is well.

• Well is she.

• She is not well.

• Well not is she.

Answer explanation

Add "not" after the helping verb.

Change the following sentence into interrogative form:

Foreigners are happy here.

• Foreigners are not happy here.

• Are foreigners happy here?

• Not foreigners are happy here?

• Foreigners are happy here?

Answer explanation

Relocate the helping verb before the subject.

Supply a subject to the following predicate:

................ is also called Kollywood.

• Beautiful

• Call

• On

• The Tamil film industry

Answer explanation

Add the relevant subject word or phrase.

The old woman sat in a corner.

Choose the right options.

• The old woman sat - phrase

• The old woman sat - clause

• in a corner - phrase

• in a corner - clause

Answer explanation

A clause has a subject and a predicate.

A phrase does not have a subject or a predicate.

What part of speech is "mortal" in the following sentence?

Man is mortal.

• Noun

• Verb

• Adjective

• Adverb

Answer explanation

Mortality is a quality.

The balloon is made of rubber.

What kind of noun is "balloon"?

• Proper noun

• Common noun

• Collective noun

• Abstract noun

Answer explanation

Balloon is a word similar to tree, notebook, etc. It can be applied commonly in various contexts.

What kind of noun is the word "slate"?

• Proper noun

• Collective noun

• Material noun

• Common noun

Answer explanation

Slate is a mineral and therefore it is a material.

The boy did his sums on his slate.

What kind of noun is "slate" in this context?

• Material noun

• Proper noun

• Common noun

• Abstract noun

Answer explanation

Here, "slate" refers to the tool in which the boy writes. So, it is a common noun.

Here, the word "slate" does a similar function as words like "note book, book", etc.

Convert the following word to its feminine form:

bachelor

• bachelorine

• bacheloress

• bachelorette

• bachel

Answer explanation

Bachelorette is the term used to refer an unmarried woman.