11+ English Grammar and Punctuation 3

Question 1

Which sentence is written in the past tense?

Accepted Answer

She walked to school yesterday.

Answer

She walks to school every day.

Answer

She will walk to school tomorrow.

Answer

She is walking to school now.

Question 2

Which sentence contains a subordinate clause?

Accepted Answer

Although it was raining, they played outside.

Answer

The cat sat on the mat.

Answer

John ran and Mary skipped.

Answer

She sang a song.

Question 3

Which of the following is a compound sentence?

Accepted Answer

The dog barked and the cat ran away.

Answer

The dog barked.

Answer

Because she was tired, she went to bed.

Answer

Running quickly, he caught the bus.

Question 4

Choose the correct verb form: 'By tomorrow, she ______ the book.'

Accepted Answer

will have read

Answer

reads

Answer

read

Answer

was reading

Question 5

Which word is a preposition in this sentence? 'The cat jumped over the fence.'

Accepted Answer

over

Answer

cat

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jumped

Answer

fence

Question 6

Which sentence uses the passive voice?

Accepted Answer

The meal was cooked by the chef.

Answer

The chef cooked the meal.

Answer

Cooking the meal, the chef sang.

Answer

The chef will cook the meal.

Question 7

Which sentence contains a relative clause?

Accepted Answer

The book that I borrowed was fascinating.

Answer

She sings beautifully.

Answer

He ran fast and won the race.

Answer

They arrived late because of the traffic.