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The Article. The Noun. The Numeral. The Conjunction. The Preposition. Degrees of Comparison. Quantitative Pronoun. Indefinite Pronoun
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The Article
1. Great Britain consists of … parts. ( the three; three; a three)
2. It is washed by the waters of …( an Atlantic Ocean; Atlantic Ocean; the Atlantic Ocean)
3. The Queen of Great Britain is not …(the absolute; absolute; an absolute)
4. …is the main modern art museum in London ( Tate Gallery; a Tate Gallery; the Tate Gallery)
5. … drive on the left - hand side in their country (the British; British; a British)
6. It is evident that … want peace (a people; the people; people)
7. The acting was poor, but we enjoyed …(music; a music; the music)
8. …is the universal language of the world. (music; a music; the music)
9. …had never possessed a standing army or a police force (Tudors; a Tudors; the Tudors)
10. Pushkin, the great Russian poet, was born in … (a 1799; 1799; the 1799)
The Noun
11. Draughts … not a complicated game ( are; is; be)
12. Scissors … a small tool with two sharp blades screwed together (am; is; are)
13. What … his politics? - He supports the Labour Party (are; is; be)
14. We’ll take …holiday (four-days; a four-day; a four-days)
15. Ill news …fast (travels; travel; are travelling)
16. Bright … should start school as early as possible (childrens; children; childs)
17. All the available… show that the revolution started in the East (datum; data; dates)
18. They became successful …(businessman; businessmen; businessmans)
19. This is …room (Jane and Mary’s; Jane’s and Mary’s; Jane’s and Mary)
The Numeral
20. …delegates took part in the conference (two hundreds; the two hundred; two hundred)
21. Spaceships, aeroplanes, computers and even an Egyptian mummy are among the many … of objects in the Science Museum’s world famous collections (thousands; thousand; the thousand)
The Conjunction
22. A man is …old … he feels (so …as; as…as; as…that)
23. The fellow that agrees with everything you say is …a fool …he is getting to skin you (both…and; not only…but; either …or)
24. Nothing …needs reforming …other people’s habits (so…as; as…that; as…as)
25. …your daughter …your niece have made great progress ( as…as; so…as; both…and)
26. Her eyes were …large…small. (either …or; neither…nor; nor…or)
The Preposition
27. The Prime Minister arrived …the capital on Monday (to; in; at)
28. He came … a two-day official visit at the invitation of the Government (with; for; on)
29. I heard it …the radio. (in; on; by)
30. I was busy and couldn’t listen …the radio (to; on; for)
31. I congratulate you …the event (on; with; for)
32. The conference began …October 18 (at; in; on)
33. You will find the news …the bottom of the newspaper (at; in; on)
34. The most important thing… the present time is to get rid of the prejudice that only special officials can carry on the administration of the State (in; for; at)
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35. A glass vase is made…glass (from; out of; with)
36. Paper is made…wood-pulp (from; with; out of)
37. What is the name of the sea …England and France? ( among; between; of)
38. Two Italians were … the plane when it crashed (on; in; by)
39. They were …business in London (with; for; on)
40. We’ll go to Rome …bus (by; on; in)
Degrees of Comparison
41. Honesty is …policy (the best; better; more better)
42. …men declare war. But it is youth that fight and die. ( oldest; older; elder)
43. Of two evils choose the …(less; little; least)
44. What’s the …news of today? (later; latest; last)
45. If you require … information or assistance, ask at your local station. (further; farther; furthest)
46. Actions speak …than words (more louder; the loudest; louder)
47. Hotels are becoming …nowadays (more expensive; the most expensive; expensiver)
48. The damage to the car could be …, that we expected (bad; worse; the worst)
49. That was …case in his practice (the least difficult; the less difficult; the less difficulter)
50. The sea is … unknown part of our world (the most large; the largest; the most largest)
Quantitative Pronoun
51. …people sell their souls and live with a good conscience on the proceeds (the most; most; much)
52. …the traffic goes by the main road (the most; most; most of)
53. Is there …work for you to do every day (many; little; few)
54. Does this car use …petrol? ( much; many; a few)
55. There are …parties that have nice music and pretty decorations (a few; few; little)
Indefinite Pronoun
56. …people are early risers (any; some; no)
57. Have you got …objections? ( no; some; any)
58. You can buy stamps at …post office. (any; some; no)
59. I don’t know about it; ask…else. ( nobody; anybody; somebody)
60. I got the book without …difficulty (some; any; no)
61. There is …new under the sun ( no thing; nothing; anything)
62. …the greatest gain is to be a loser. (sometimes; some time; any time)
63. I’ll post the letter …(by me; oneself; myself)
Reflexive Pronoun
64. Everybody should be able to defend …(him; himself; his own)
65. Selfish people think mainly of …(one another; themselves; each other)
66. If we hadn’t taken the same plane, we might have never met …(each other; one another; themselves)
67. There are …places of interest you can visit and enjoy in London ( the other; another; other)
Possessive Pronoun
68. I don’t like …jokes (hers; her; her’s)
Negative Pronoun
69. There is …uniform school organization or curriculum in the USA (not; no; none)
70. …are so fond of secrets as those who do not mean to keep them (none; not anybody; no one)
distributive Pronoun
71. It was reported that …were present at the meeting (both; all; everybody)
72. If the blind leads the blind …shall fall into the ditch (every; both; all)
73. …man has his faults (both; both of; every)
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