12th grade grammar

Question 1

Read the question and choose. Emphasise WHERE they met: "They met in Lisbon." • Lisbon, they met there it. • It was in Lisbon that they met. • What they met was Lisbon. • It was they who met in Lisbon.

• A. Lisbon, they met there it.
• B. It was in Lisbon that they met.
• C. What they met was Lisbon.
• D. It was they who met in Lisbon.

Question 2

Is this sentence correct in formal written English? It's high time we will make a decision.

• A. correct
• B. incorrect

Question 3

Choose the correct form to complete the emphatic sentence. Little ___ that the house was haunted.

• A. knew they
• B. they did know
• C. they knew
• D. did they know

Question 4

Which part of this sentence is being emphasised by its structure? It was not the price but the quality that worried us.

• A. the quality
• B. worried
• C. the price
• D. us

Question 5

She was tired, she was hungry, she was soaked to the skin, and still she walked on. What effect does the long, list-like sentence have?

• A. It shows she was walking quickly.
• B. It shows the writer is uncertain.
• C. It creates a humorous tone.
• D. It piles up her hardships to stress her determination.

Question 6

Is this sentence correct in formal written English? Under no circumstances should the door be opened.

• A. correct
• B. incorrect

Question 7

Choose the form that is correct in formal written English. Take a map, ___ you get lost in the hills.

• A. unless
• B. so that
• C. in case of
• D. lest

Question 8

Read the question and choose. Emphasise WHERE they met: "They met in Lisbon." • What they met was Lisbon. • It was in Lisbon that they met. • It was they who met in Lisbon. • Lisbon, they met there it.

• A. What they met was Lisbon.
• B. It was in Lisbon that they met.
• C. It was they who met in Lisbon.
• D. Lisbon, they met there it.

Question 9

Is this sentence correct in formal written English? Take a map, lest you get lost in the hills.

• A. correct
• B. incorrect

Question 10

Choose the correct form to complete the emphatic sentence. Never ___ such a beautiful sunset.

• A. I have seen
• B. seen I have
• C. have I seen
• D. I saw

Question 11

Which part of this sentence is being emphasised by its structure? It was Maya who broke the school record.

• A. the school record
• B. It
• C. broke
• D. Maya

Question 12

We shall not tire, we shall not falter, and we shall not fail. Which technique gives this sentence its power?

• A. Onomatopoeia: words that imitate sounds.
• B. A rhetorical question.
• C. Passive voice: hiding the doer.
• D. Anaphora: repeating the same opening words in successive clauses.

Question 13

Is this sentence correct in formal written English? Seldom does a team come back from four goals down.

• A. correct
• B. incorrect

Question 14

Choose the form that is correct in formal written English. ___ for the volunteers, the festival could not take place.

• A. Were not it
• B. Was it not
• C. If it was not
• D. Were it not

Question 15

Read the question and choose. Emphasise WHO solved the puzzle: "Ana solved the puzzle." • What Ana solved was the puzzle. • It was Ana who solved the puzzle. • The puzzle was solved. • Ana, she solved the puzzle.

• A. What Ana solved was the puzzle.
• B. It was Ana who solved the puzzle.
• C. The puzzle was solved.
• D. Ana, she solved the puzzle.

Question 16

Is this sentence correct in formal written English? Should the rain stop, the match will continue.

• A. correct
• B. incorrect