This document appears to be a quiz or test covering various English grammar concepts including verb tense, verb form, active and passive voice, mood, action vs linking verbs, subject-verb agreement, and conjugating verbs. It contains 10 sections with multiple choice and fill-in-the-blank questions testing the student's understanding of these grammar rules and abilities to identify and apply them correctly in different contexts.
This document appears to be a quiz or test covering various English grammar concepts including verb tense, verb form, active and passive voice, mood, action vs linking verbs, subject-verb agreement, and conjugating verbs. It contains 10 sections with multiple choice and fill-in-the-blank questions testing the student's understanding of these grammar rules and abilities to identify and apply them correctly in different contexts.
This document appears to be a quiz or test covering various English grammar concepts including verb tense, verb form, active and passive voice, mood, action vs linking verbs, subject-verb agreement, and conjugating verbs. It contains 10 sections with multiple choice and fill-in-the-blank questions testing the student's understanding of these grammar rules and abilities to identify and apply them correctly in different contexts.
This document appears to be a quiz or test covering various English grammar concepts including verb tense, verb form, active and passive voice, mood, action vs linking verbs, subject-verb agreement, and conjugating verbs. It contains 10 sections with multiple choice and fill-in-the-blank questions testing the student's understanding of these grammar rules and abilities to identify and apply them correctly in different contexts.
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Name: __________________________ Date:_________
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Second Long Quiz in
Remedial Instruction in English
I. Identify the tense of each verb and its form if is not in the basic form. Example: We have been running Present perfect progressive 1. I have been looking for you. 2. The art exhibit opened. 3. The boy has slept all afternoon. 4. We were travelling in Europe last summer. 5. They have been seeding their lawn. 6. I will have painted the house by the end of summer. 7. John will be growing corn in his garden this summer. 8. I have been writing a poem until he came. 9. You have failed. 10. She helped.
II. Choose the correct form of the verb in the parentheses.
1. The debris had been (flung, flinged) onto the shore.
2. I have (come, came) to deliver a message. 3. The horse had stumbled, (fallen, fell) and thrown its rider on the ground. 4. She (sang, sung) alto in the church choir. 5. In the Les Miserables the major character was sent to prison because he had (stole, stolen) a loaf of bread. 6. If I had (knew, known) the meeting would be this unorganized, I wouldn’t have come. 7. Kevin (catched, caught) the ball. 8. She had (tore, torn) a piece of cloth and wrapped his hand. 9. He had (took, taken) a compass but forgot to consult it. 10. She has (went, gone) into town for the afternoon.
III. Identify each verb as active or passive.
1. Our bread truck delivers as quickly as possible. 2. Fry the eggs on one side only. 3. The tigers will have been fed by noon. 4. A single guppy energetically swam around the large tank. 5. The winning essays were selected for their originality and lucidity. 6. Murphy has been chosen for the task. 7. The boy kicked the ball. 8. Formal dress will be worn at the dance. 9. The dog was being rewarded for his quick response. 10. His numerous complaints are being ignored.
IV. Identify the mood of the following sentence.
1. He listens to me. 2. You listen to me. 3. They are ready. 4. Are you ready? 5. I suggest that he listens to me. 6. She wished that she were rich. 7. She was impatient. 8. Will you give me an hour? 9. He insists that they be ready. 10. He demanded that the ransom should be paid. V. Identify each of the underlined verbs in the following sentences as either an action verb or a linking verb. 1. The apple pie smells delicious. 2. I tasted a hint of basil in the soup we were served. 3. Following in the family tradition, she became a pharmacist. 4. We stayed at roadside inns throughout our travels in England. 5. The inexperience actor’s mannerism seemed rehearsed and unnatural. 6. The trail looked perilous to the novice hikers. 7. The cat appeared from behind the woodshed. 8. The man looks busy. 9. The man looked for a taxi. 10. I am being unkind.
VI. Choose the verb in parentheses that agrees with the subject of each sentence.
1. The twins (was, were) dressed alike.
2. The red and the brown boxes (was, were) destroyed in the fire. 3. Of all my subjects, English (is, are) my favorite. 4. The boy who won the two medals (is, are) a friend of mine. 5. Thirty years (is, are) a long time. 6. The boss, as well as his colleagues, (has, have) been robbed by the robber. 7. Bread and butter (is, are) daily food. 8. The committee (has, have) taken their seats. 9. Here (is, are) some new students. 10. Fruits or assorted nuts (is, are) excellent to serve. 11. Most of the reports (was, were) of poor quality. 12. Where (is, are) my new pliers? 13. Local politics (has, have) caused many problems here. 14. Many of the performers (was, were) at the party. 15. Either the teacher or the students (is, are) going to the trip.
Present Progressive Past Past participle
1. Do 2. Swear 3. Cost 4. Pay 5. Shut 6. Set 7. Stick 8. Tear 9. Begin 10. Slay
VII. Write the indicated form of each verb in parentheses.
Eg. I (clean- past progressive) the oven when he called. was cleaning 1. I (write- past perfect) my speech long before it was due. 2. If the water rises, it ( damage- future) the crops. 3. She (be- present perfect) very disagreeable. 4. We (study- past progressive) when the lights when out. 5. Faye regretted that she (speak- past perfect) hastily. 6. May (compete- past emphatic) in the swimming competition. 7. The baby (be- past) unusually quiet last night. 8. This old wicker furniture (fall- present perfect) apart. 9. We (search- present perfect) for solution to the problem. 10. By tonight, I ( paint- future perfect) the entire house.
