Advanced English Grammar Quiz
Questions: 16 · 10 minutes
1. Which completion correctly forms a pseudo-cleft sentence? “What the reviewers questioned ___.”
the reliability of the sampling method was
did the sampling method remain reliable
was the reliability of the sampling method
that the sampling method was reliable
2. Complete the sentence with a correctly reduced relative clause: “The manuscripts ___ in the sealed archive are now being catalogued.”
discovered
were discovered
discovering
having discovered
3. Complete the nonrestrictive relative construction: “The panel interviewed six candidates, three of ___ had extensive field experience.”
who
whom
which
them
4. Neither the department heads nor the junior analyst ___ prepared to defend the revised estimate at yesterday’s meeting.
was
were
have been
be
5. Which sentence correctly uses inversion after “so” to emphasize the intensity of the negotiations?
So the negotiations were tense that both sides requested a break.
Such tense were the negotiations that both sides requested a break.
The negotiations were so tense were that both sides requested a break.
So tense were the negotiations that both sides requested a break.
6. Which sentence correctly uses concessive inversion to show that she continued despite fatigue?
Exhausted although she was, she completed the final inspection.
Exhausted though she was, she completed the final inspection.
Though was she exhausted, she completed the final inspection.
Exhausted despite she was, she completed the final inspection.
7. You have never previously seen the laboratory this busy. Which sentence correctly describes the present experience?
This is the first time I see the laboratory this busy.
This was the first time I have seen the laboratory this busy.
This is the first time I had seen the laboratory this busy.
This is the first time I have seen the laboratory this busy.
8. Which sentence uses the uncountable noun “evidence” correctly?
The study provides an evidence compelling that the intervention changed the outcome.
The study provides a compelling evidence that the intervention changed the outcome.
The study provides compelling evidences that the intervention changed the outcome.
The study provides compelling evidence that the intervention changed the outcome.
9. The consultant recommended that the team delay its decision. Complete the sentence using the correct complement after “advise”: “The consultant advised ___ until the revised figures were available.”
that us wait
us to wait
us waiting
to us wait
10. Amir declined a year-long fellowship abroad and now works locally. Complete the mixed conditional: “If Amir had accepted the fellowship last year, he ___ in Geneva now.”
will be working
would have worked
would be working
worked
11. The editorial committee demanded that every substantial revision ___ before publication.
be documented
is documented
was documented
has been documented
12. The alert arrived too late for the team to change course. Complete the inverted conditional: “___, the team could have prevented the error.”
If had the alert arrived earlier
Had the alert arrived earlier
Were the alert arrived earlier
Should the alert arrived earlier
13. A calculation is inconsistent with every verified figure, so the reviewer is nearly certain that the analyst missed a decimal point. Which sentence best expresses that strong deduction about the past?
The analyst should overlook a decimal point.
The analyst may overlook a decimal point.
The analyst would overlook a decimal point.
The analyst must have overlooked a decimal point.
14. Which version maintains parallel structure throughout the list?
The role involves analyzing data, the presentation of findings, and negotiating contracts.
The role involves data analysis, presenting findings, and to negotiate contracts.
The role involves analyzing data, presenting findings, and negotiating contracts.
The role involves analyzing data, to present findings, and contract negotiation.
15. Dr. Shah has written only one monograph. Which version correctly treats the information about its subject as nonrestrictive?
Dr. Shah’s only monograph that examines language change won an award.
Examining language change Dr. Shah’s only monograph won an award.
Dr. Shah’s only monograph, which examines language change, won an award.
Dr. Shah’s only monograph about language change, it won an award.
16. The managers did not understand the scale of the problem until the audit ended. Which completion correctly emphasizes this delay? “Not until the audit ended ___ how extensive the problem was.”
did the managers realize
the managers realized
had the managers realized
the managers did realize