English Grammar

Question 1

What is a noun? Give an example.

Answer 1

A noun is a word that names a person, place, thing, or idea.

Example: Dog, city, happiness

Question 2

What do adjectives describe?

Answer 2

Adjectives describe nouns or pronouns, giving more information about them.

Example: The red apple, a tall tree

Question 3

Name the part of speech that connects words, phrases, or clauses.

Answer 3

Conjunctions connect words, phrases, or clauses.

Example: and, but, or

Question 4

What are the two main components of a sentence?

Answer 4

The subject and the predicate.

Example: The cat (subject) sleeps on the bed (predicate).

Question 5

What is a compound sentence? Give an example.

Answer 5

A compound sentence contains two independent clauses joined by a conjunction.

Example: I went to the store, and I bought some apples.

Question 6

What is the difference between a simple and complex sentence?

Answer 6

A simple sentence has one independent clause. A complex sentence has one independent clause and at least one dependent clause.

Example: Although she was tired, she went for a run.

Question 7

What tense is used for actions that have already happened?

Answer 7

Past tense.

Example: I walked to the park.

Question 8

Write a sentence in future tense.

Answer 8

Example: I will study for the test tomorrow.

Question 9

What tense is “I am walking”?

Answer 9

Present continuous tense.

Question 10

What is the definite article?

Answer 10

The definite article is the. It refers to a specific noun.

Example: The cat on the roof is mine.

Question 11

Give an example of an indefinite article in a sentence.

Answer 11

A and an are indefinite articles, used for non-specific nouns.

Example: An apple fell from a tree.

Question 12

When would you use “an” instead of “a”?

Answer 12

Use an before words that start with a vowel sound.

Example: An elephant, an hour.

Question 13

What punctuation ends a question?

Answer 13

A question mark (?).

Example: Where are you going?

Question 14

What punctuation separates items in a list?

Answer 14

A comma (,).

Example: I bought apples, bananas, oranges, and grapes.

Question 15

What punctuation is used to show possession?

Answer 15

An apostrophe (’s or s’).

Example: The dog’s bone, the students’ classroom.

Question 16

A pronoun must agree with the noun it replaces in what two ways?

Answer 16

In gender and number.

Example: Sarah loves her dog (gender). The boys play their game (number).

Question 17

Fill in the blank: She ______ (run/runs) every morning.

Answer 17

Runs.

Example: She runs every morning.

Question 18

What happens if the subject and verb don’t agree?

Answer 18

The sentence becomes grammatically incorrect.

Example: He go to school (wrong) → He goes to school (correct).

Question 19

What part of speech modifies a noun?

Answer 19

Adjectives modify nouns.

Example: A beautiful day.

Question 20

What part of speech modifies a verb?

Answer 20

Adverbs modify verbs.

Example: She sings beautifully.

Question 21

What’s the difference between “their” and “there”?

Answer 21

Their shows possession. There refers to a place.

Example: The book is over there.

Question 22

When should you use “it’s” versus “its”?

Answer 22

It’s means it is or it has. Its shows possession.

Example: The cat licked its paw.

Question 23

Rewrite this sentence in active voice: The cake was eaten by the dog.

Answer 23

The dog ate the cake.

Question 24

What is the subject doing in a passive voice sentence?

Answer 24

In a passive sentence, the subject is receiving the action.

Example: The letter was written by her.

Question 25

What is a clause?

Answer 25

A clause is a group of words with a subject and a verb.

Example: She dances.

Question 26

What is a phrase?

Answer 26

A phrase is a group of words without both a subject and a verb.

Example: Under the table.

Question 27

What is direct speech? Give an example.

Answer 27

Direct speech is quoting someone’s exact words.

Example: She said, “I love pizza.”

Question 28

How does indirect speech differ from direct speech?

Answer 28

Indirect speech reports what someone said without quoting them directly.

Example: She said that she loved pizza.

Question 29

What is a zero conditional sentence?

Answer 29

A zero conditional is used for general truths or facts.

Example: If you heat water, it boils.

Question 30

Write an example of a second conditional sentence.

Answer 30

If I won the lottery, I would buy a house.

Question 31

What kind of question starts with “who,” “what,” “where,” “when,” “why,” or “how”?

Answer 31

A wh-question.

Example: Why are you late?

Question 32

What is a tag question?

Answer 32

A tag question is added to the end of a sentence to confirm or clarify.

Example: You’re coming, aren’t you?

Question 33

Name a preposition used for time.

Answer 33

At, on, in.

Example: I will meet you at 5 PM.

Question 34

Name a preposition used for place.

Answer 34

In, on, at.

Example: She is sitting on the chair.

Question 35

Use “on” in a sentence to describe time.

Answer 35

Example: I have a meeting on Monday.