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Tests grammar, vocabulary, sentence correction, synonyms, antonyms, idioms, comprehension, and error detection for competitive job examinations.

1
Choose the grammatically correct sentence.
Easy 1 Mark
Subjects joined by "and" are usually plural.
A Ali and Sara is going to the market.
B Ali and Sara are going to the market.
C Ali and Sara am going to the market.
D Ali and Sara go to market is.
2
Fill in the blank: She ___ to school every day.
Easy 1 Mark
Singular subjects in present tense need an "-s" ending verb.
A walk
B walks
C walking
D walked
3
Choose the sentence with a clear pronoun reference.
Easy 1 Mark
If a pronoun could refer to more than one person, the sentence is ambiguous.
A Ahmed told Bilal that he had failed the test.
B Ahmed told Bilal, "You have failed the test."
C Ahmed told that he failed test.
D Ahmed told him he failed.
4
Choose the correct sentence.
Easy 1 Mark
Treat singular collective nouns like company, team, or government as "it," not "they."
A The company increased its profits this year.
B The company increased their profits this year.
C The company increased they profits this year.
D The company increased it's profits this year.
5
Choose the correct sentence.
Easy 1 Mark
Use "for" with a length of time and "since" with a starting point.
A She is living here since five years.
B She has been living here for five years.
C She lives here since five years.
D She was living here for five years now.
6
Choose the correct sentence.
Easy 1 Mark
Don't use "will" twice in one sentence when one clause already sets up a future time.
A I will call you when I will reach home.
B I will call you when I reach home.
C I will call you when I reached home.
D I will call you when I am reaching home.
7
Choose the correct sentence.
Easy 1 Mark
Definite past time words (yesterday, last week, in 2020) never pair with present perfect.
A He has finished his homework yesterday.
B He finished his homework yesterday.
C He has finish his homework yesterday.
D He finishing his homework yesterday.
8
Choose the correct sentence.
Easy 1 Mark
Check the sound of the word right after the article, not the article itself.
A She bought an new car.
B She bought a new car.
C She bought new car.
D She bought the new car a.
9
Choose the correct sentence.
Easy 1 Mark
Some words starting with "h" are silent — say the word aloud to check.
A He is a honest man.
B He is an honest man.
C He is honest man.
D He is the honest man a.
10
Choose the correct sentence.
Easy 1 Mark
"Good," "bad," and "skilled" all pair with "at" before an activity.
A She is good in painting.
B She is good at painting.
C She is good on painting.
D She is good for painting.
11
Choose the correct sentence.
Easy 1 Mark
Use "arrive at" for buildings/specific spots and "arrive in" for cities or countries.
A He arrived to the airport on time.
B He arrived at the airport on time.
C He arrived in the airport on time.
D He arrived the airport on time.
12
Choose the correct sentence.
Easy 1 Mark
Use only one negative word per clause — "any," not "no," after a negative verb.
A I don't have no pencil.
B I don't have a pencil.
C I don't have any pencil at all no.
D I haven't no pencil.
13
Choose the correct sentence.
Easy 1 Mark
After a negative verb, switch "nothing/nobody/nowhere" to "anything/anybody/anywhere."
A She doesn't want nothing from the store.
B She doesn't want anything from the store.
C She wants nothing from the store not.
D She doesn't wants nothing from store.
14
Choose the sentence without redundancy.
Easy 1 Mark
"Return" already implies "back" — never use both together.
A She returned back home early.
B She returned home early.
C She returned back to home early again.
D She returned back again home early.
15
Choose the sentence without redundancy.
Easy 1 Mark
"Gift," by definition, is already free — don't add "free" before it.
A This is a free gift for all customers.
B This is a gift for all customers.
C This is a free of cost gift for all customers.
D This is a complimentary free gift for all customers.
16
Choose the sentence with no modifier error.
Easy 1 Mark
The noun right after the modifying phrase must be the one actually doing the action.
A Running fast, the bus was caught by Ali.
B Running fast, Ali caught the bus.
C The bus was caught running fast by Ali.
D Ali, the bus running fast, caught it.
17
Choose the sentence with no modifier error.
Easy 1 Mark
Place the modifying phrase right beside the noun it's actually describing.
A Covered in dust, Ahmed found the old book.
B Ahmed found the old book covered in dust.
C The old book, Ahmed found it covered in dust.
D Covered in dust, the old book was found by Ahmed who looked.
18
Choose the sentence with no modifier error.
Easy 1 Mark
Only people or living things can usually feel emotions like "excited."
A Excited about the trip, the suitcase was packed by Sara.
B Sara, excited about the trip, packed the suitcase.
C The suitcase, excited about the trip, was packed by Sara.
D Excited about the trip, packing was done to the suitcase.
19
Choose the sentence with correct parallelism.
Easy 1 Mark
Check that every item in a list ends in the same form, like all "-ing" or all "to + verb."
A She likes singing, dancing, and to paint.
B She likes singing, dancing, and painting.
C She likes to sing, dancing, and painting.
D She likes sing, dance, and paint.
20
Choose the sentence with correct parallelism.
Easy 1 Mark
If the first item in a list is a plain noun, every other item should be a plain noun too.
A The job requires patience, skill, and being creative.
B The job requires patience, skill, and creativity.
C The job requires patience, skilled, and creative.
D The job requires being patient, skill, and creativity.
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