10th grade grammar

Question 1

What kind of phrase is in brackets? She sprinted to the finish, [her lungs burning].

• A. appositive phrase
• B. absolute phrase
• C. participle phrase
• D. gerund phrase

Question 2

Choose the verb form that shows the order of events correctly. By the time we arrived, the film ___.

• A. already starts
• B. will have started
• C. has already started
• D. had already started

Question 3

Is this sentence correct in formal written English? She is an authority for ancient Egypt.

• A. correct
• B. incorrect

Question 4

Choose the verb form that completes this mixed conditional. If she weren't afraid of heights, she ___ the climbing trip last summer.

• A. would join
• B. will join
• C. would have joined
• D. joined

Question 5

Choose the word that is correct in formal English. I'm going to ___ down for a nap.

• A. lie
• B. lay

Question 6

Type the preposition that completes the phrase. The new model is superior ___ the old one.

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Question 7

Is this sentence correct in formal written English? If she doesn't miss the train, she would be here by now.

• A. correct
• B. incorrect

Question 8

Is this sentence correct? The water was completely frozen.

• A. yes, it is correct
• B. no, it is not correct

Question 9

Choose the preposition that is correct in standard English. The results are consistent ___ earlier studies.

• A. to
• B. for
• C. by
• D. with

Question 10

In which sentence is the part in brackets this: participle phrase?

• A. [Built in 1890], the bridge is still in use.
• B. [The game over], the fans drifted home.
• C. [Fixing old planes] is our neighbour's hobby.

Question 11

Which sentence is correct in formal English? • Her design was more unique than any. • Her design was the most unique. • Her design was very unique. • Her design was unique.

• A. Her design was more unique than any.
• B. Her design was the most unique.
• C. Her design was very unique.
• D. Her design was unique.

Question 12

Known for her bold colours, ___ Which choice completes the sentence correctly?

• A. critics praised the painter's canvases.
• B. bright canvases filled the gallery.
• C. the painter filled the gallery with bright canvases.
• D. the gallery was filled with bright canvases.

Question 13

Is this sentence correct in formal written English? They had been walking for three hours when the rescue team found them.

• A. correct
• B. incorrect

Question 14

What kind of phrase is in brackets? The cat slept [under the warm radiator].

• A. appositive phrase
• B. absolute phrase
• C. prepositional phrase
• D. participle phrase

Question 15

Choose the verb form that shows the order of events correctly. They ___ for three hours when the rescue team found them.

• A. are walking
• B. will walk
• C. have been walking
• D. had been walking

Question 16

Is this sentence correct in formal written English? He was preoccupied with his exams.

• A. correct
• B. incorrect