Name: Jacqueline G.

Camino

Date: September 2, 2011

MICHIGAN ENGLISH ASSESSMENTS INC. 3rd Floor Medecor Building 222 Ortigas Avenue, Greenhills, San Juan City GRAMMAR TEST I. Select the appropriate pronoun for each sentence. 1. Each student is required to bring his or her books. a. his c. their b. her d. his or her 2. Who did you say won the high jump at the athletic meet? a. Who c. Whom b. What d. Whose 3. Give these tickets to whomever you like. a. whoever c. whenever b. whatever d. whomever 4. We scored as many points as them. a. us c. them b. they d. their 5. My mother sent my sister and I to the market to buy some organic eggs. a. I c. we b. Me d. they 6. My brother bought sweet mangoes for Alice and me. c. we d. they a. I b. me 7. It was them that planned the party. c. me a. us d. them b. we 8. He is one of the people whom we respect. c. whose d. whom a. who b. which 9. My mother is shorter than me. c. me a. I d. no appropriate answer b. us 10. Today is their wedding day. a. their b. there c. theyre d. no appropriate answer

II.

Pick the correct verb form for each sentence.

1. Neither Peter nor his roommate (was, were) willing to investigate the weird noises. 2. Three-fourths of our farm (is, are) covered with citrus and coconut. 3. Anne is one of those people who (require, requires) at least nine hours of sleep each night. 4. It is I who (is, am) the culinary enthusiast in our family. 5. Each of the themes (was, were) rewritten. 6. Neither of the books (appeal, appeals) to me. 7. My friend and co-teacher (is, are) always ready to help me. 8. The owner of a big company and the manager (owns, own) the new building. 9. Mark, together with the other teachers, (is, are) going to attend the seminar. 10. Many a woman (has, have) been misled by empty promises. 11. Ten years (is, are) the length of his contract. 12. The number of enrollees (has, have) increased this year. 13. I (lay, laid) the book on the table before I left the room. 14. Yesterday, I (hung, hanged) the clock on the wall. 15. Shiela (lay, laid) still on her bed for the entire day.

III.

Choose the correct tense/aspect of the verb.

1. Give the baby her milk, for she is crying. a. cry b. crying

c. is crying d. has cried

2. If I were the music professor, I would give her another chance to perform. a. are c. was b. am d. were 3. By tomorrow, I shall have finished my term paper a. finished b. am finished

c. was finished d. shall have finished

4. She has been working as a teacher for the past fifteen years. a. work c. has been working b. works d. have been working 5. Kristy and Sol have eaten ahead before lunch was served to us. a. ate c. have eaten b. will eat d. had eaten 6. Before my daddy picks me up, I will have done all my major assignments. a. done c. am done b. is done d. will have done 7. Last week we went to Warsaw. a. go b. goes

c. gone d. went

8. If I hadnt gone on holiday to Poland, I wouldnt have met her. a. dont go c. hadnt gone b. didnt go d. havent gone 9. By the time you get this letter, I will have left. c. will have left a. has left d. am going to leave b. would leave 10. I heard him sing. a. sing b. sung c. sang d. sings

IV.

Choose the letter that contains error(s) in grammar or choice of words.

1. Please, /watch /our soccer match /on July./ No error. A B C D E 2. I /was searched/ the Internet/to write reports./No error. A B C D E

3. They /looked like /happy /after winning the game./ No error. A B C D E 4. Margarette/ had born /two children /with her husband George in 1986 and 1987./ A B C D No error. E 5. Because our basketball team /was in good physical condition, /they didnt loose /a single A B C D game last year./ No error. E 6. I could not hear/ what he was saying,/ so I told him /to repeat it again./ No error. A B C D E 7. Anne / quitted her job / when she received a call /from the American embassy./ No error. A B C D E 8. They / advice me / to think about my problem /and reconsider my options./ No error. A B C D E 9. When I saw/ the rail station, /I was /very amazing. / No error. A B C D E 10. They / drunk / too much wine,/ so they felt dizzy./ No error. A B C D E

V.

Select the appropriate answer for each item.

1. Which sentence has a correct sentence construction? a. b. c. d. My brother reached for the pot handle wearing eyeglasses. The man signed the document that has been teaching for ten years. Like other professors in that department, he did not encourage the students questions. The old rowboat seemed like a high-speed job for Mike with its three-horsepower motor.

2. Identify the sentence that has a correct sentence construction. a. b. c. d. Its getting late Im afraid were lost. I expected to finish early I left too late. We felt cold we forgot to bring the coats. Marvin bought on sale a new router attachment for his power drill.

3. The passengers are riding a boat. The underlined word functions as ____. a. linking verb b. auxiliary verb c. transitive verb d. intransitive verb

4. This market is crowded. The underlined word functions as ____. a. Direct object b. Indirect object c. Objective complement d. Subjective complement

5. What he wants is difficult to figure out. The underlined clause is used as a/an _____. a. noun clause b. adverb clause c. adjective clause d. independent clause

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