In this section, we provide 3 exercises which cater to three different levels of learners (beginner, intermediate and advance). Don’t forget to try them out!
Exercise 1.0 [Beginner]
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Choose the correct answer.
1. I don’t know where he ( is / am / are
).
2. They ( are / is / am ) not very
pleased.
3. She ( is / are / am ) a friend of
mine.
4. ( Have / has ) they seen the picture.
5. ( Was / Were ) you there?
6. ( Was / Were ) they crying?
7. She ( was / were ) playing badminton.
8. He and I ( is / are ) good friends.
9. You and he ( is / are ) not friendly
with each other.
10. She and he ( are / is ) enemies.
11. They or he ( is / are ) telling a
lie.
12. He or they ( is / are ) not telling
the truth.
13. She or you ( is / are ) making a
noise.
14. You or she ( is / are ) angry with
us.
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Adapted
from:
Nandy, M.
(2002). Mastering English the easy way: The all-in-one-guide for English
grammar. Subang Jaya, Selamngor: Pelanduk Publications.
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Exercise 1.1 [Beginner]
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Fill in the blank with
the correct form of verb provided in the bracket.
1. He his (love) ________ brother.
2. The sun (provide) ________
light and heat.
3. A cow (eat)
________ grass.
4. Children (love) ________ sweets.
5. A cobbler (mend) ________
shoes.
6. The dog (bark)
________ at the cat.
7. Their mother (cook)
________ for her children
8. That car (move) ________
very fast on the slippery road.
9. Azura (write) ________
letters everyday.
10. My grandparents (hear)
________ frightful noises every night.
11. Jordan and his
friends (play) ________ volleyball every evening.
12. Lampard (kick) ________
the ball.
13. The students (eat)
________ apples everyday.
15. You (speak) ________
Mandarin very well.
16. Ziana (mop) ________
the floor every day.
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Adapted
from:
Nandy, M.
(2002). Mastering English the easy way: The all-in-one-guide for English
grammar. Subang Jaya, Selamngor: Pelanduk Publications.
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Exercise 2.0 [Intermediate]
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Fill in the blank
with the correct form of verb provided in the bracket.
1. He his
(love) ________ brother.
2. The sun (provide)
________ light and heat.
3. A cow (eat)
________ grass.
4. Children
(love) ________ sweets.
5. A cobbler (mend)
________ shoes.
6. The dog (bark)
________ at the cat.
7. Their mother
(cook) ________ for her children
8. That car (move)
________ very fast on the slippery road.
9. Azura (write)
________ letters everyday.
10. My grandparents
(hear) ________ frightful noises every night.
11. Jordan and his
friends (play) ________ volleyball every evening.
12. Lampard (kick)
________ the ball.
13. The students
(eat) ________ apples everyday.
15. You (speak)
________ Mandarin very well.
16. Ziana (mop)
________ the floor every day.
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Adapted from:
Adapted from:
http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/sv_agr.htm
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Exercise 2.1 [Intermediate]
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Rearrange the
jumbled-up words to form meaningful sentence.
1.
well
very sings He
______________________________________________________
2.
dad
and My mum home coming are
______________________________________________________
3.
shouted
they loudly very
______________________________________________________
4.
her
still are fans very of angry Some
______________________________________________________
5.
news
tragic The heartbreaking is
______________________________________________________
6.
well
in do not did He exam his final
______________________________________________________
7.
new
spectacles My are
______________________________________________________
8.
the
finished has Everyone assignment
______________________________________________________
9.
night
last concert the at cousins were My performing
______________________________________________________
10
long
are lorries The and huge
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Exercise 3.0 [Advanced]
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Fill in the blank
with is, am, are, was, were, has, have, do or does.
1) The blue and red
cars________ mine.
2) The blue and the
red car ________ his.
3) Mary and Joshua
________ not go to the same university.
4) Neither Adib nor
Susy ________ to blame for the mistake.
5) ________ Roddy
________ a dog like yours.
6) ________ they
seen the lion?
7) One of the girls
________ not here.
8) Sendra and Rozi
________ sold their old shoes.
9) You and Carren
________late for school yesterday; why _____ that?
10) Coffee mixed
with milk ________ good to drink.
11) The sum and
substance of all you say ________ no effect.
12) The mouse and
the cat ________ long been enemies.
13) The short and
old ruler ________ not yours.
14) My book ________
been lost; ________ you seen it?
15) Youth and
experience ________ not exist together.
16) Neither those
dogs nor that cat ________ yours.
17) One or two boys
________ here that day,
18) Neither he nor
they ________ much work.
19) Where ________
he wish to go?
20) No boy or girl
________ allowed to enter the room.
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Adapted
from:
Nandy, M.
(2002). Mastering English the easy way: The all-in-one-guide for English
grammar. Subang Jaya, Selamngor: Pelanduk Publications.
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Exercise 3.1 [Advanced]
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Underline the mistake in each sentence and rewrite the correct
sentence.
1.
Neither
she nor you has any right to be here.
_______________________________________________________________________
2.
Either
you or your brother are expected to come.
_______________________________________________________________________
3.
This
car as well as these motorcycles are for sale.
_______________________________________________________________________
4.
The
audience are too large for a hall of that size.
_______________________________________________________________________
5.
Not
only a horse, but cows is grazing in that field.
_______________________________________________________________________
6.
Beauty
as well as wealth are not everything.
_______________________________________________________________________
7.
A
group of boys are in the hall.
_______________________________________________________________________
8.
The
gang of five thieves are arrested by the police.
_______________________________________________________________________
9.
What
are the number of boy who came here?
_______________________________________________________________________
10
Not
only hope, but confidence have been restored.
_______________________________________________________________________
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Adapted
from:
Nandy, M.
(2002). Mastering English the easy way: The all-in-one-guide for English
grammar. Subang Jaya, Selamngor: Pelanduk Publications.
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