Grammar Trivia!

The moment I saw the bus at the bus stop ahead, I started to run ___________ I could in order to catch it.

• A] faster than

• B] too fast that

• C] fast enough

• D] as fast as

Sanskrit is __________ difficult language and is of ________ practical use that few people even attempt to study it.

• A] as / few enough

• B] too / such a little

• C] a very / too few

• D] such a / so little

The Mayan civilization _________ to exist long before the first Europeans ___________ in the Americas.

• A] was ceasing / will arrive

• B] had ceased / arrived

• C] has ceased / would arrive

• D] ceased / are arriving

__________ you have graduated from university and started working, you will realize __________ fun it was being a student.

• A] Once / how much

• B] Hardly / what

• C] Not only / that

• D] When / so

You failed all of your exams this semester because you _________ computer games when you _________ .

• A] were playing / should have been studying

• B] could be playing / used to study

• C] had to play / ought to study

• D] played / must have been studying

_________ in 1513, the Piri Reis map accurately __________ the outlines of parts of South America.

• A] To draw / has shown

• B] To be drawn / was showing

• C] Drawn / shows

• D] Being drawn / will be showing

Many writers say that they never enjoy writing another book _______ they enjoyed writing their first one.

• A] so much that

• B] as much as

• C] the most than

• D] too many as

_________ education a person has _________ chance there is of him or her earning low wages.

• A] A little / no

• B] Little / much

• C] Plenty of / a few

• D] The less / the more

__________ told me that there was a party last night, so 1 just stayed home and didn't do ___________ .

• A] Someone / anywhere

• B] Anyone / nothing

• C] No one / anything

• D] Somebody / nowhere

Happy _________ his research paper with two days __________, Arnie decided to celebrate with his friends.

• A] finishing / have spared

• B] finished / to have spared

• C] to finish / sparing

• D] to have finished / to spare