English Olympiad Grammar Worksheet-17

The Complete Course of Grammar Worksheet-17

1. They were washing ______ car.

A. their               B. there              C. theyre            D. that

2. Find the correct meaning of the words/idiom written in the bracket.

Smoking or lighting any flame near a gas station is (a recipe for disaster).

A. A cooking recipe

B. Plan for success

C. Actions that can result in great recipe

D. Actions that can result in great trouble

3. "An ______ is something you cant see, hear, touch or taste."

A. Abstract Noun                          B. Common Noun

C. Proper Noun                             D. Collective Noun

4. Identify the type of pronoun of the word given in the bracket.

Arun lends money to (her).

A. Subject Pronoun                      B. Object Pronoun

C. Possessive pronoun                 D. None of these

5. Change the common noun in bracket to a proper noun.

My (uncle) was born in Italy.

A. He                  B. Him               C. Vijay              D. Her

6. "This pen belongs to me, its ______."

A. my                  B. I                      C. mine              D. me

7. What type of verb does the word in bracket represent?

He was (trying) extra hard to get admission in the college.

A. helping verb                              B. linking verb

C. action verb                                D. none of these

8. Fill in the blanks

The crowd was ______ to the music.

A. clap                B. clapped         C. claps              D. clapping

9. Which sentence is an example of past perfect continuous tense?

A. Juhi had been working at that company for ten years.

B. Juhi will join the new company.

C. Juhi is working at the new company.

D. Juhi works at that company.

10. Select the correct form of the simple past tense for the irregular verb.

Flee

A. Fleed              B. Fled                C. Flet                 D. Fleeded

Answer Key:

(1)-A; (2)-D; (3)-A; (4)-B; (5)-C; (6)-C; (7)-C; (8)-D; (9)-A; (10)-B