EPE447 Advanced Grammar and Usage

Identify the adverb in the sentence
She quickly completed the assignment.

• She

• Quickly

• Completed

• Assignment

Answer explanation

In the sentence, 'quickly' modifies the verb 'completed' by describing how the action was performed. Therefore, 'quickly' is the adverb, making it the correct choice.

Which of the following is a conjunction?

• Always

• Strong

• Although

• Beneath

Answer explanation

The correct answer is 'Although' because it is a conjunction used to connect clauses. The other options do not serve this grammatical function.

In the sentence The committee approved the proposal, what part of speech is "committee"?

• Verb

• Noun

• Adjective

• Adverb

Answer explanation

In the sentence, 'committee' is a noun because it refers to a group of people who come together to make decisions, which is the function of a noun in a sentence.

Choose the correct preposition: They arrived ___ the airport on time.

• At

• On

• Into

• From

Answer explanation

The correct preposition is 'at' because it indicates a specific location. In this context, 'at the airport' means they arrived at that location on time.

Which of these is an interjection?

• Wow!

• Later

• Quickly

• Despite

Answer explanation

An interjection is a word that expresses emotion or exclamation. "Wow!" is an interjection used to convey surprise or admiration, while the other options are not interjections.

Which sentence is in the past perfect tense?

• She eats breakfast every day.

• She was eating breakfast at 8 a.m.

• She had eaten breakfast before class.

• She has eaten breakfast already.

Answer explanation

The sentence 'She had eaten breakfast before class.' is in the past perfect tense, indicating an action completed before another past action. The other options are in present or past continuous tenses.

Choose the correct verb form: By the time we arrived, the show ___ .

• Ends

• Was ending

• Had ended

• Has ended

Answer explanation

The correct choice is 'had ended' because it indicates that the show was completed before we arrived, fitting the past perfect tense needed for this context.

Which sentence uses the future continuous tense?

• I will finish the report tomorrow.

• I will be finishing the report tomorrow.

• I finished the report yesterday.

• I have finished the report.

Answer explanation

The sentence "I will be finishing the report tomorrow" uses the future continuous tense, indicating an action that will be ongoing at a specific time in the future. The other options do not express this tense.

Identify the tense: They have been working on the project since Monday.

• Past perfect

• Present perfect continuous

• Present simple

• Future continuous

Answer explanation

The sentence "They have been working on the project since Monday" uses the present perfect continuous tense, indicating an action that started in the past and continues to the present.

Which is in present perfect?

• They were happy.

• They have gone to the store.

• They are leaving now.

• They go to the store.

Answer explanation

The present perfect tense describes actions that occurred at an unspecified time before now. 'They have gone to the store' uses 'have' with the past participle 'gone', making it the correct choice.