Challenging English Grammar Questions

with Answers and Explanations

1. DETERMINERS
Question 1:

Fill in the blanks with the correct determiner: 'Few' or 'A few'? _'There were ___________
people at the event, but ___________ were late.'_

Answer: 'Few' and 'a few'

Explanation: 'Few' implies a small number, with a negative connotation (i.e., not enough). 'A
few' implies a small but adequate number.

Question 2:

Choose the correct determiner: _'__________ of the students passed the final exam.' (All, Some,
Each, Every)_

Answer: 'Each'
Explanation: 'Each' refers to every individual in a group, while 'All' would be used if
referring to the whole group collectively.

Question 3:

Fill in the blank with the appropriate determiner: _'__________ of the answers you provided
are wrong.'_

Answer: 'None'
Explanation: 'None' is used to indicate not a single one out of the group.

Question 4:

Select the correct determiner to fill the blank: _'I was invited to _______________ party last
night.'_
Answer: 'some'
Explanation: 'Some' is used when talking about an unspecified number or quantity, typically
in affirmative sentences.

Question 5:

Fill in the blank: _'I don’t have ____________ bread left. Could you buy some?'_

Answer: 'any'
Explanation: 'Any' is used in negative sentences or questions when referring to an
unspecified quantity.

Question 6:

Choose the correct determiner: _'We met ____________ interesting people during our
vacation.'_

Answer: 'some'
Explanation: 'Some' is used here to indicate an unspecified but positive quantity of people.

Question 7:

Correct the error in the following sentence: _'There are much books on the shelf.'_

Answer: 'There are many books on the shelf.'

Explanation: 'Much' is used with uncountable nouns, and 'many' is used with countable
nouns.

Question 8:

Fill in the blank: _'_________ of the children were playing outside during the rain.'_

Answer: 'None'
Explanation: 'None' refers to no quantity at all, which fits with the context that none of the
children played in the rain.
Question 9:

Choose the correct determiner: _'_____________ of the results were positive, but not all.'_

Answer: 'Some'
Explanation: 'Some' refers to an unspecified amount, but still more than none.

Question 10:

Correct the error in the sentence: _'I need to buy a few furniture for the new house.'_

Answer: 'I need to buy some furniture for the new house.'
Explanation: 'Furniture' is an uncountable noun, so 'some' is used instead of 'a few.'

2. TENSES
Question 1:

Fill in the blanks with the correct tense: _'By the time she arrives, we ____________ (leave) the
party.'_

Answer: 'will have left'

Explanation: This is the future perfect tense, indicating an action that will be completed
before another event in the future.

Question 2:

Rewrite the sentence in the correct tense: _'By the time I will finish my homework, my
friends already will leave.'_

Answer: 'By the time I finish my homework, my friends will have already left.'
Explanation: In the future perfect tense, 'will have' is used for actions completed before
another future action.
Question 3:

Complete the sentence in the appropriate tense: _'I ____________ (read) this book for an hour
before I take a break.'_

Answer: 'will have been reading'

Explanation: This is the future perfect continuous tense, describing an ongoing action that
will continue until another future event.

Question 4:

Choose the correct form of the verb: _'By next year, they ____________ (complete) the new
road.'_

Answer: 'will have completed'

Explanation: Future perfect tense is used for actions that will be completed before a certain
time in the future.

Question 5:

Fill in the blank with the correct tense: _'At 5 PM, we ___________ (study) for two hours.'_

Answer: 'will have been studying'

Explanation: This is the future perfect continuous tense, emphasizing the duration of an
ongoing action up to a specific time in the future.

Question 6:

Identify and correct the tense error in the sentence: _'She will go to the store when I will
arrive.'_

Answer: 'She will go to the store when I arrive.'

Explanation: The future tense 'will' is not used twice in the same clause when expressing a
time relationship.

Question 7:
Fill in the correct tense form: _'By the time he returns, I ___________ (finish) my project.'_

Answer: 'will have finished'

Explanation: The future perfect tense is used for actions completed before a future moment.

Question 8:

Convert the sentence into indirect speech: _'I am going to the market,' she said.'_

Answer: 'She said that she was going to the market.'

Explanation: The present continuous changes to past continuous in reported speech.

Question 9:

Transform this sentence into the correct tense: _'When I got to the station, the train left.'_

Answer: 'When I got to the station, the train had left.'

Explanation: The past perfect tense is used to indicate that the action of the train leaving
occurred before another past action.

Question 10:

Fill in the blanks with the correct tense: _'If I __________ (know) about the event, I would have
attended.'_

Answer: 'had known'

Explanation: The past perfect tense is used for hypothetical situations in the third
conditional.

3. MODALS
Question 1:

Fill in the blank with the correct modal verb: _'You ___________ (must/can) see a doctor if the
symptoms persist.'_
Answer: 'must'
Explanation: 'Must' implies necessity, while 'can' suggests ability. Here, 'must' is correct as
it's a necessity.

Question 2:

Choose the correct modal verb: _'You ___________ (might/should) bring a jacket, as it could get
cold later.'_

Answer: 'should'
Explanation: 'Should' is used for advice, while 'might' would be used for suggesting a
possibility.

Question 3:

Rewrite the sentence using the correct modal verb: _'It is possible that she will help you
later.'_

Answer: 'She might help you later.'

Explanation: 'Might' expresses possibility.

Question 4:

Fill in the blank with the correct modal verb: _'If you want to improve, you ___________
(should/must) practice daily.'_

Answer: 'must'
Explanation: 'Must' is stronger and implies a necessity to improve.

Question 5:

Choose the correct modal verb: _'_________ you like to join us for dinner tonight?'_

Answer: 'Would'
Explanation: 'Would' is used for polite requests or invitations.
Question 6:

Fill in the blank with the correct modal: _'I ___________ (can/must) complete this task by
tomorrow, or there will be consequences.'_

Answer: 'must'
Explanation: 'Must' indicates necessity or obligation.

Question 7:

Choose the appropriate modal: _'I ___________ (could/should) have helped her if I had known
about the situation.'_

Answer: 'could'
Explanation: 'Could' expresses a past ability or possibility.

Question 8:

Correct the error in the following sentence: _'You must to complete the assignment by
tomorrow.'_

Answer: 'You must complete the assignment by tomorrow.'

Explanation: 'Must' is followed by the base form of the verb, not 'to.'

Question 9:

Choose the correct modal: _'_________ you tell me the time, please?'_

Answer: 'Could'
Explanation: 'Could' is used to make a polite request.

Question 10:
Fill in the blank with the correct modal verb: _'He ___________ (might/should) have forgotten
to bring the documents.'_

Answer: 'might'
Explanation: 'Might' expresses possibility in the past.

4. SUBJECT-VERB CONCORD
Question 1:

Choose the correct verb form: _'Neither of the girls ___________ (want/wants) to go to the
party.'_

Answer: 'wants'
Explanation: 'Neither' is singular, so the singular verb 'wants' is used.

Question 2:

Fill in the blank with the correct verb: _'The committee ___________ (have/has) decided to
postpone the meeting.'_

Answer: 'has'
Explanation: 'Committee' is a collective noun treated as singular.

Question 3:

Identify and correct the error in the following sentence: _'The teacher, along with his
students, are going to the meeting.'_

Answer: 'The teacher, along with his students, is going to the meeting.'
Explanation: The subject 'teacher' is singular, so the verb should be singular ('is').

Question 4:

Choose the correct form of the verb: _'The team ___________ (was/were) excited about their
victory.'_
Answer: 'was'
Explanation: 'Team' is treated as a singular collective noun, so the verb 'was' is used.

Question 5:

Fill in the blank: _'The books ___________ (is/are) on the table.'_

Answer: 'are'
Explanation: 'Books' is plural, so the verb should be plural ('are').

Question 6:

Choose the correct form of the verb: _'Neither the students nor the teacher ___________
(was/were) happy with the results.'_

Answer: 'was'
Explanation: The verb agrees with the closest subject, which is 'teacher' (singular).

Question 7:

Fill in the correct verb form: _'Each of the students ___________ (is/are) responsible for the
task.'_

Answer: 'is'
Explanation: 'Each' is singular, so the verb should be singular ('is').

Question 8:

Correct the error: _'The news are good today.'_

Answer: 'The news is good today.'

Explanation: 'News' is an uncountable noun and takes a singular verb.

Question 9:
Fill in the correct verb form: _'The committee ___________ (has/have) made its decision.'_

Answer: 'has'
Explanation: 'Committee' is a collective noun treated as singular.

Question 10:

Choose the correct verb form: _'None of the answers ___________ (was/were) correct.'_

Answer: 'were'
Explanation: 'None' can be either singular or plural depending on the context, but in this
case, it refers to a plural concept, so the plural verb 'were' is used.