English Grammar Practice Questions by Year

English Grammar Practice

This section presents a series of grammar exercises from the 2022-2023 academic year, focusing on sentence completion, voice transformation, and sentence restructuring.

Sentence Completion & Vocabulary

• "Would you mind lending John a hand at tomorrow's meeting?"
• "Please, stay in your seats until the bell rings."
• "Shall we take the poster off the wall? It's outdated."
• "Emily invited some friends to her birthday dinner but everyone declined."

Active Voice Transformation

Original: "Who is Peter being tutored by in his Study Abroad Programme?"

Transformed: "Who is tutoring Peter in his Study Abroad Programme?"

Passive Voice Transformation

Original: "They are going to pay Lisa's debts as soon as the money gets through."

Transformed: "Lisa's debts are going to be paid as soon as the money gets through."

Question Formation (Underlined Words)

Original: "They could afford to go to France on holiday by saving every cent."

Question: "How could they afford to go to France on holiday?"

Sentence Joining

Original: "The sound was like a shot. It woke me up."

Joined: "The sound, which was like a shot, woke me up."

English Language Exercises

Review grammar challenges from the 2021-2022 academic year, including verb forms, prepositions, and sentence voice changes.

Sentence Completion & Prepositions

• "He always makes me smile when I feel sad."
• "They have been complaining since they bought the phone. I think they will finally get the refund."
• "Frankly, there's no reason to be mad about this. Don't get upset, please."
• "After using the spray, there were still a few ants in the kitchen."

Active Voice Transformation

Original: "The passengers were told to stay away from the bus until the door opened."

Transformed: "They told the passengers to stay away from the bus until the door opened."

Passive Voice Transformation

Original: "The staff at the shopping centre is already working on next year's campaign."

Transformed: "Next year's campaign is already being worked on by the staff at the shopping centre."

Question Formation (Underlined Words)

Original: "Martina criticised the organization of the event a lot."

Question: "Who criticised the organization of the event a lot?"

Sentence Transformation

Original: "Randy's pet needs to be kept in a cage. It is a rather dangerous snake."

Transformed: "Randy's pet, which is a rather dangerous snake, needs to be kept in a cage."

Grammar Practice Questions

This section covers grammar points from the 2019-2020 academic year, focusing on verb tenses, passive constructions, and modal verbs.

Sentence Completion & Modals

• "The telephone rang while David was doing his homework."
• "Famous people often have their books written by professional writers."
• "She's just broken her arm, so she ought to be resting."
• "Alba is very fond of detective stories."

Active Voice Transformation

Original: "The man who broke into our home has just been arrested."

Transformed: "They have just arrested the man who broke into our home."

Passive Voice Transformation

Original: "They are sending certificates to all the students who have passed the exam."

Transformed: "Certificates are being sent to all the students who have passed the exam."

Question Formation (Underlined Words)

Original: "Matthew seldom buys sweet buns at Christie's."

Question: "Where does Matthew seldom buy sweet buns?"

Sentence Transformation

Original: "Anna designs her own clothes. She is studying in Milan."

Transformed: "Anna, who is studying in Milan, designs her own clothes."

English Grammar Challenges (Part 2)

Further grammar challenges from the 2019-2020 academic year, including phrasal verbs, conditionals, and reported speech.

Sentence Completion & Phrasal Verbs

• "My parents won't allow me to watch Netflix."
• "By the time they arrived, the film had not begun yet."
• "What time does the plane take off?"
• "She is getting over her flu really quickly."

Sentence Rewriting

Original: "I was so bored that I decided to go to the cinema with my friends."

Rewritten: "If I hadn't been so bored, I wouldn't have decided to go to the cinema with my friends."

Question Formation (Underlined Words)

Original: "I self-medicate by staying up late."

Question: "How do you self-medicate?"

Passive Voice Transformation

Original: "Netflix has turned unhealthy behaviour into a part of modern culture."

Transformed: "Unhealthy behaviour has been turned into a part of modern culture by Netflix."

Reported Speech Conversion

Original: "Gloria said to us, 'Let's go for a walk.'"

Converted: "Gloria suggested that we go for a walk."

Advanced English Grammar

Explore advanced grammar concepts from the 2018-2019 academic year, covering conditionals, prepositions, and sentence correction.

Sentence Completion & Conditionals

• "I have been working for this company for more than thirty years."
• "If I were you, I would not sleep with the phone."
• "She is fluent in English because she has lived in Dublin."
• "Julie was taking the dog for a walk while I was checking my emails."

Active Voice Transformation

Original: "Most teenagers have been attracted by social media influencers lately."

Transformed: "Social media influencers have attracted most teenagers lately."

Question Formation (Underlined Words)

Original: "Climate change will have an important impact on the price of food."

Question: "What will have an important impact on the price of food?"

Sentence Correction

Original: "In the moment, we can't afford for buy an iPhone X."

Corrected: "At the moment, we can't afford to buy an iPhone X."

Sentence Construction

Instruction: Use the words to make a sentence.

Sentence: "She needed to have her car fixed."