Tests for understanding the basic grammar rules

1. I …………………… him yesterday.
2. a) did not meet
   b) did not met
   c) have not met
3. She didn’t say …………………..
4. a) nothing
   b) anything
5. Professionals ……………….. teachers and lawyers should have good communication skills.
6. a) such like
   b) such as
   c) as
7. The bird is …………….. the nest.
8. a) in
   b) at
9. The doctor ……………… saw me in the afternoon was a middle aged person.
10. a) who
    b) whom
    c) which
11. She asked him why ………………… late.
12. a) he was
    b) was he
13. Something ………………. to be done about it.
14. a) should
    b) ought
    c) must
15. She wasn’t ……………….. impressed with the results.
16. a) quiet
    b) quite
17. This is the ………………. film I have ever seen.
18. a) worse
    b) worst
19. I saw ………………….
20. a) anybody
    b) nobody

Answers:

1. I did not meet him yesterday.
2. She didn’t say anything.
3. Professionals such as teachers and lawyers should have good communication skills.
4. The bird is in the nest.
5. The doctor who saw me in the afternoon was a middle aged person.
6. She asked him why he was late.
7. Something ought to be done about it.
8. She wasn’t quite impressed with the results.
9. This is the worst film I have ever seen.
10. I saw nobody.