Which of the following statements about prescriptive and descriptive grammar is correct?
a. Descriptive grammar seeks to describe how language is
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b. Descriptive grammar 'rules' are the 'right' rules, according to some 'experts'.
c. Prescriptive grammar seeks to describe how language is actually used in the real world.
d. There is no difference between prescriptive and descriptive grammar.
a.
The 5 major word classes are:
a. Nouns, verbs, conjunctions, prepositions and pronouns
b. Nouns, adjectives, verbs, prepositions and adverbs
c. Nouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs and interjections
d. Conjunctions, determiners, prepositions, nouns and adverbs
c.
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Which of the following statements about adverbs is untrue?
a. They can modify verbs.
b. They can describe nouns and pronouns.
c. They can modify adjectives.
d. They can provide information about time, manner and place.
b.
Regarding categories of pronouns, which of the following is invalid?
a. Reflexive pronouns
b. Subject pronouns
c. Object pronouns
d. Coordinating pronouns
d.
The English language has:
a. 8 tenses
b. 10 tenses
c. 12 tenses
d. 14 tenses
c.
This tense can be formed by a combination of be + going to + verb stem. Which is it?
a. Present Simple Tense
b. Future Simple Tense
c. Future Perfect Tense
d. Present Continuous Tense
b.
This tense is formed by using the present tense of the verb be and the present participle of the main verb. Which is it?
a. Present Simple Tense
b. Present Perfect Tense
c. Present Continuous Tense
d. Present Perfect Continuous Tense
c.
This conditional form is used when the result is always true for this type of condition. Which is it?
a. Zero Conditional
b. First Conditional
c. Second Conditional
d. Third Conditional
a.
In relation to the main parts of a sentence, which of the following is incorrect?
a. The only pre-requisite for a sentence is a main subject and a main verb.
b. The main verb is always the first verb in a verb phrase.
c. A clause is a group of related words containing a subject and a verb.
d. A predicate is a term used to label the part of a sentence or clause which contains a verb and states something about the subject.
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