Grammar & Sentence Structure Flashcards

Choose the correct form: ___ the weather was bad, they decided to go out.

Answer: Although

'Although' introduces a subordinate clause with a subject and verb, unlike 'despite'.

Select the correct sentence: The news ___ very surprising.

Answer: is

'News' is always treated as singular in English and takes a singular verb.

Which sentence uses the gerund correctly as a subject?

Answer: Swimming is relaxing.

A gerund (verb + -ing) can function as the subject of a sentence.

Fill in the blank: She asked me ___ I had finished the report.

Answer: if

'If' introduces an indirect yes/no question in reported speech.

Choose the correct sentence: He ___ to work when it started raining.

Answer: was walking

Past continuous 'was walking' describes an action in progress interrupted by another past event.

Which option correctly completes: I haven't eaten anything ___ breakfast.

Answer: since

'Since' indicates the starting point of an action that continues to the present.

Select the correct sentence using 'too' and 'enough': The box is ___ heavy for me to lift.

Answer: too

'Too' before an adjective means 'more than necessary or possible', fitting the meaning here.