Grammar Quiz: ESL - EXERCISE 3

EXERCISE 3

With its rapid growth in population, the city _____ in all directions in the past five years.
1. spreads
2. has spread
3. spread
4. had spread
- Why did you go back to the shop?
- I left my friend _____ there.
1. waiting
2. to wait
3. wait
4. waits
- Where is my blue shirt?
- It's in the washing machine. You have to wear _____ different one.
1. any
2. the
3. a
4. other
People have heard what the President has said; they are waiting to see _____ he will do.
1. how
2. what
3. when
4. that
If you're driving to the airport, can you give me a _____?
1. hand
2. seat
3. drive
4. ride
Four of Robert's children were at the party, including _____, Luke.
1. the oldest
2. an oldest one
3. the old
4. an old one
Naturally, after I tell her what to do, my daughter _____ go and do the opposite!
1. may
2. can
3. must
4. should
The manager, _____ his factory's products were poor in quality, decided to give his workers further training.
1. knowing
2. known
3. to know
4. being known
- Thanks for the lovely party and the delicious food.
- _____.
1. No thanks
2. Never mind
3. All right
4. My pleasure
Sally worked late in the evening to finish her report _____ her boss could read it first thing next morning.
1. so that
2. because
3. before
4. or else
Mr. Hall understands that _____ math has always been easy for him, it is not easy for the students.
1. unless
2. since
3. although
4. when
The man we followed suddenly stopped and looked as if _____ whether he was going in the right direction.
1. seeing
2. having seen
3. to have seen
4. to see
The silence of the library _____ only by the sound of pages being turned over.
1. has been broken
2. breaks
3. broke
4. was broken
- Your coffee smells great!
- It's from Mexico. Would you like _____?
1. it
2. some
3. this
4. little
Perhaps we need to clear away these books to make _____ for our new students.
1. place
2. area
3. space
4. room