Which sentence uses the present perfect correctly?
I have go to Paris tomorrow
I have went to Paris last summer
I been to Paris yesterday
I have been to Paris three times
"If I were a millionaire, I would buy a house made entirely of cheese." This sentence is an example of:
Third conditional (impossible past)
A serious real estate investment plan
First conditional (real possibility)
Second conditional (imaginary situation)
Choose the correct passive voice: "The entire pizza ___ by my little brother in five minutes."
were ate
is eating
was eaten
has eating
Which sentence contains a grammatical error?
She has been waiting for two hours
They have already finished their homework
We have lived here since 2010
He have never seen a purple elephant
"By the time you read this message, I ___ already ___ the country." Choose the correct future perfect form:
have / leaving
would / leave
will / left
will have / left
What does the idiom "break a leg" mean?
Your leg is actually broken
Go to the hospital immediately
Good luck (especially in theatre)
Be careful not to fall
"Schadenfreude" is borrowed from German. What does it mean?
Feeling pleasure at someone else's misfortune
Being afraid of shadows
A type of German chocolate cake
Feeling sad when it rains
Which word is spelled correctly?
Definately
Definatly
Definetely
Definitely
What is the difference between "fewer" and "less"?
"Less" is more polite than "fewer"
"Fewer" is American, "less" is British
"Fewer" for countable nouns, "less" for uncountable
They mean exactly the same thing
The words "their," "there," and "they're" are examples of:
Antonyms (opposite meaning)
Homographs (same spelling)
Synonyms (same meaning)
Homophones (same sound, different meaning)
"Let's eat Grandma" versus "Let's eat, Grandma" - what does the comma change?
The comma is optional and unnecessary
The first is an invitation, the second is cannibalism
The first suggests cannibalism, the second is an invitation to Grandma
Nothing, they mean the same
Which sentence is a run-on sentence (incorrect)?
He ran to the store he bought milk he came back.
I love pizza, but I hate pineapple on it.
Although it rained, we still had the picnic.
She went home because she was tired.
"I love my parents, Batman and Wonder Woman" without the Oxford comma suggests:
Your parents are superheroes
Batman and Wonder Woman are not your parents
You forgot to mention Superman
You love four separate things
Choose the correct sentence:
The students' books are on the table
The student's books is on the table
The students books are on the table
The students's books are on the table
A semicolon is used to:
Indicate shouting
End a question
Connect two related independent clauses
Show possession
"My car broke down on the highway" means:
My car stopped working
My car started crying
My car went downhill
My car fell apart into pieces
"I ran into my ex-boyfriend at the supermarket" means:
I drove my car into him
I saw him unexpectedly by chance
I physically collided with him using my body
I chased him through the vegetable section
What does "put up with" mean?
To install shelves
To place something in a higher position
To raise your hands
To tolerate or accept something annoying
Shakespeare invented over 1,700 English words. Which of these did he NOT invent?
Assassination
Bedroom
Telephone
Lonely
"Life is a rollercoaster" is an example of:
An accurate description of amusement parks
A simile (using "like" or "as")
Personification (giving human qualities to objects)
A metaphor (direct comparison)