Question 1

The _______________is used to describe one item, group or a person.

Accepted Answer

A)  comparative
B)  positive
C)  superlative
D)  negative A

Question 2

If the reporting verb is in the present or future tense, the verb in the reported speech is not changed at all and this verb could be in ______ tense.

Accepted Answer

A)  present
B)  past
C)  future
D)  any D

Question 3

If tense tells you when a particular action began, it is _______ that tells us whether an action was continuous, complete or something else.

Accepted Answer

A)  voice
B)  tense
C)  words
D)  aspect D

Question 4

A sentence containing at least two independent clauses is known as a ______ sentence.

Accepted Answer

A)  simple
B)  complex
C)  compound
D)  explanatory

Question 5

A sentence which expresses a request or a command is called as an _____ sentence.

Accepted Answer

A)  assertive
B)  exclamatory
C)  imperative
D)  interrogative

Question 6

A verb form which is not affected by number or person is called _______.

Accepted Answer

A)  finite
B)  non finite
C)  anomalous
D)  irregular

Question 7

A linguistic element or grammatical structure that can be used repeatedly in a sequence is said to be _________.

Accepted Answer

A)  movement
B)  recursive
C)  passive
D)  displacement

Question 8

The topic sentence in a paragraph is also known as a ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  transition sentence
B)  closing sentence
C)  key sentence
D)  supporting sentence

Question 9

________ tense is used to express an action or events that will take place in the future.

Accepted Answer

A)  past
B)  perfect
C)  future
D)  continuous

Question 10

__________ tense refers to circumstances that exist now, or that have taken place over a period of time which includes the present.

Accepted Answer

A)  past
B)  present
C)  future
D)  continuous

Question 11

________ expresses a continuous, completed action that had taken place in the past.

Accepted Answer

A)  past perfect
B)  past tense
C)  past perfect progressive
D)  past progressive

Question 12

______ collocations are those words that don't match to many other words.

Accepted Answer

A)  positive
B)  assertive
C)  strong
D)  weak

Question 13

The ___________ is used to describe three or more items, groups or people.

Accepted Answer

A)  comparative
B)  positive
C)  superlative
D)  negative

Question 14

Anomalous Finites refers to a group of ____ finites.

Accepted Answer

A)  22
B)  23
C)  24
D)  20

Question 15

_______ clauses function on its own to make a meaningful sentence.

Accepted Answer

A)  dependent
B)  independent
C)  assertive
D)  declarative

Question 16

_______ refers to the way verbs change their form in order to indicate at which time a situation occurs or an event takes place.

Accepted Answer

A)  voice
B)  tense
C)  words
D)  aspect

Question 17

Mini-questions or short questions at the end of a statement are known as _______.

Accepted Answer

A)  question tags
B)  questions marks
C)  punctuation marks
D)  mini-question

Question 18

In English grammar, _______ refers to the grammatical agreement between two words in a sentence.

Accepted Answer

A)  movement
B)  recursion
C)  concord
D)  collocation

Question 19

The ______________ is the adjective in its simplest form or the adjective itself.

Accepted Answer