Grammar Test

About Us Contacts

Test 17
Word order
Auxiliary verbs

1. The travel agent booked. . . . . . . . .

A. them a flight
B. a flight them
C. them to a flight

2. I’d like you to get. . . . . . . . . . from the market.

A. me for some fruit
B. some fruit me
C. some fruit for me

3. She sat. . . . . . . . . .

A. quietly in the corner all evening
B. in the corner quietly all evening
C. all evening quietly in the corner

4. The guide took. . . . . . . . . .

A. in his car us to our hotel
B. us to our hotel in his car
C. us in his car to our hotel

5. Please, give. . . . . . . . . . .

A. to me your cheque
B. your cheque me
C. me your cheque

6. Will you read. . . . . . . . . ?

A. a book to the children
B. for the children a book
C. a book the children

7. “Come here”, he. . . . . . . . . .

A. told to her
B. said her
C. said to her

8. Where is your new car? Come on, . . . . . . . . . !

A. show us
B. show to us
C. show us to it

9. Why are you so gloomy? Do you remember our song? . . . . . . . . . . .

A. Sing to me it
B. Sing to me
C. Sing the song me

10. The secretary typed. . . . . . . . . . . .

A. to Mr. Benson the document
B. the document him
C. the document for Mr. Benson

11. Last year we went. . . . . . . . . . .

A. to Vienna by train at Easter
B. at Easter to Vienna by train
C. by train at Easter to Vienna

12. They were talking. . . . . . . . .

A. in their room loudly last night
B. loudly in their room last night
C. last night loudly in their room

13. They have lived. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

A. for a long time peacefully in the same house
B. for a long time in the same house peacefully
C. peacefully in the same house for a long time

14. -I’ve just met Nick. -Oh, . . . . . . . . ? How is he?

A. do you really
B. haven’t you
C. have you

15. -It snowed every day when we were in Finland. -. . . . . . . . . . . . ? What a pity!

A. Did it
B. Was it
C. Wasn’t it

16. -Do you think Sam will be at home? -. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

A. I hope so
B. I don’t hope so
C. I hope he not

17. -Is anybody going to testify against you? -. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

A. I don’t hope so
B. I don’t think so
C. I don’t think it

18. -Do you think it will rain tomorrow? -. . . . . . . . . . . .

A. I hope it not
B. I hope not
C. I don’t think it

19. I’ve been there but she. . . . . . . . . . . . .

A. hasn’t
B. wasn’t
C. didn’t

20. -You never listen to me! -. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . !

A. Yes, I am
B. Yes, I do
C. No, I do