Mastering Grammar Skills

Choose the correct verb:

The team of players (is/are) winning the match.

• were

• is

• was

• are

Select the correct preposition:

She is interested (in/on) learning new languages.

• on

• in

Identify the redundant word:

He made a brief summary of the report.

• He made

• brief

• summary

Rewrite the sentence to avoid the cliché:

Time will tell if this decision was right.

• The effectiveness of this decision will become clearer as events unfold.

• Only time can reveal the actual matter.

• The future will show us the right decision.

Place the apostrophe correctly:

The cats toys are missing.

• The cat's toys are missing.

• The cats' toy are missing.

• The cat toy's is missing.

• The cat's toys' is missing.

Rearrange the misplaced modifier:

She almost drove her kids to school every day.

• She almost drove to school with her kids every day.

• She drove her kids to school almost every day.

• Every day she almost drove her kids to school.

• She drove her kids almost to school every day.

Choose the correct verb:

Each of the students (has/have) completed their assignments.

• has

• have

Eliminate redundancy and choose the correct sentence for the following:

The final outcome of the project was successful.

• The outcome of the project was successful.

• The outcome of the project was not successful.

• The project did not meet its goals.

• The project was a failure.

I agree ____ everything you have said.

( Use correct preposition )

• for

• in

• with

• above

Answer explanation

with

Eliminate redundancy and choose the correct sentence:

The end result of the meeting was productive.

• The result of the meeting was productive.

• The result of the meeting was not productive.

• The meeting was a failure.

• The meeting did not achieve its goals.