Diagnostic Grammar Test

1) I don't really want to go to the cinema tonight _____________ I can't afford it.

2) I did not receive the letters ________ you sent me.

3) This is the most intensive language course I have ever taken. I have to study four hours per night just to keep ________ with the pace of the class.

4) The house, ________ they bought three months ago, look lovely.

5) The government is getting worried _____________ it's losing popularity.

6) You _____________ sit so close to the television! It's bad for your eyes.

7) Helen:"I was writing a letter yesterday."

8) In the dream, my wallet turned _________ a butterfly and flew away. Isn't that symbolic?

9) He will not earn much, $20 a week, plus food and _______ accommodation.

10) Mrs. Jones's husband passed _______ last Friday. We are going to attend his funeral next week.

11) "You know, Roger didn't come to the party last night!" "I'm surprised to hear that. He __________ not have known about it."

12) Hardly _____________ up when the door bell rang.

13) ____________ is not permitted in this office.

14) If you have any questions, do not hesitate _____________ me back.

15) Alex is learning the poem.

16) I wish you _____________ drive so fast!

17) You could work in a bank or do __________ community work.

18) The woman ________ I sent the letter yesterday has disappeared.

19) That's the boy __________ mother was killed in a car accident.

20) My sister was always _____________ than me.

21) This car is too small. We need to get a _____________ one.

22) How long _______________ Spanish?

23) "The meeting is canceled. Didn't you get my message?" "If I ___________, I wouldn't have bothered coming here."

24) I have __________ respect for people who leave their garbage behind when they leave the beach.

25) Don't forget to put your gloves _______ . It is cold outside!

26) Oil prices have risen to _________ record levels in the past three years.

27) "You are dripping with sweat! What happened?" "I ____________ tennis for the past two hours."

28) It's an excellent course. _____________ I'm very lucky to get a place on it.

29) She went ahead and bought that used car ______________ I warned her that it was in bad condition.

30) John is busy. He is talking _______ the phone.

31) Steven has forgotten the book.

32) What's _____________ mountain in your country?

33) Would you like ___________ juice?

34) David: "John had already gone at six."

35) The girl ________ I spoke to is a student of mine

36) Can you give me _____________ help?

37) He would most certainly have died ___________ his seat belt.

38) Robert:"My father flew to Dallas last year."

39) I can't believe how much John takes ________ his father. They look and act exactly the same.

40) This year's exam was _____________ than last year's.

41) Emily: "Our teacher will go to England tomorrow."

42) Julia rescued three cats.

43) He saved __________ money to buy a brand new sports car.

44) The baby __________ be hungry. It has started crying again.

45) Victoria:"You must see a doctor!"

46) She got married _________ seventeen

47) It's _____________ today than it was yesterday.

48) I wish _____________ German as fluently as you.

49) Jessica:"Write a text message!"

50) If I _____________ more careful, I wouldn't have made such a mistake.

51) There is __________ cake left out but not enough for everyone.

52) Since they have split up, they have stopped _____________ each other.

53) Have you read the book ________ I gave you.

54) He has burnt down his house. He _____________ be crazy.

55) Last year I had a really important exam, so I ___________ work hard for it.

56) _____________ I've known her for a long time, I don't know much about her private life

57) Never in my life _____________ so scared.

58) The students handed in the reports.

59) It was _____________ music I've ever heard.

60) We _____________ for half an hour when we realized that we had taken the wrong path.

61) At first he opposed the marriage, but _________ the end he gave his consent

62) It is difficult for me _____________ right now. I need more time to think about it.

63) "I am in trouble. What shall I do?" "I suggest you _____________ a lawyer."

64) She's is a software engineer but is looking for a job _______ the moment

65) Take a look at this report. ___________ findings are really surprising.