Grammar Review No. 3

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1. "Which dress do you think I should wear to the date?"
   "I like the red one _____ the others."
   1) more as
   2) more than
   3) more
   4) better
   Answer 2
   hint The speaker likes the red one best.
2. "Mary and Cathy are very _____ each other."
   "Yes, I'm not surprised that they often argue each other."
   1) different about
   2) as different as
   3) different from
   4) different than
   Answer 3
   hint What word(s) is/are used with "different"?
3. "How tall is Jack?"
   "He's _____ as I am."
   1) as same height
   2) higher
   3) the same height
   4) so tall
   Answer 3
   hint This means that Jack and the speaker are the same height. "So - as" is sometimes used in a negative sentence.
4. "I've got only twenty dollars."
   "I think I have _____ money than you."
   1) least
   2) fewest
   3) less
   4) fewer
   Answer 3
   hint "Money" is an uncountable noun. little, less, least: few, fewer, fewest
5. "This soup is very hot."
   "The _____ better."
   1) hotter the
   2) hottest
   3) hotter
   4) hot the
   Answer 1
   hint This idiomatic expression means that the hotter the soup is, the better the speaker will like it.
6. "Jeff and Bill are smart."
   "Yes, but Betty is _____ of the three."
   1) the smarter
   2) the smartest
   3) smartest
   4) smarter
   Answer 2
   hint Betty is smarter than either Jeff or Bill.
7. The harder we tried to solve the riddle, _____.
   1) we got more confused
   2) the more confused we got
   3) we got so confused
   4) the most we got confused
   Answer 2
   hint This means that as the speaker worked on the riddle, it became more confusing.
8. "Why are you moving?"
   "Because our new house is _____ to the office than the old one."
   1) as close
   2) closer
   3) close
   4) closest
   Answer 2
   hint The older house is farther to the office than the new house.
9. Ice cream has about _____ calories as three glasses of milk.
   1) so many
   2) so much
   3) as many
   4) so much
   Answer 3
   hint Ice cream and three glasses of milk have the same number of calories.
10. This reproduction looks _____ the original painting.
    1) like
    2) similar
    3) alike
    4) exact like
    Answer 1
    hint This means that the reproduction and the original painting look the same.
11. "Did you study late last night?"
    "Yes, I did. But I _____."
    1) may not have
    2) mustn't have
    3) mustn't
    4) shouldn't have
    Answer 4
    hint The speaker regrets studying late.
12. "When do you think John will come?"
    "He _____ to be here any minute now."
    1) will
    2) have
    3) ought
    4) must
    Answer 3
    hint Which word could come before "to"?
13. "Have you ever played majong?"
    "Yes, as a matter of fact, we _____ all the time when I went to college."
    1) would have played
    2) should have played
    3) used to play it
    4) must have played
    Answer 3
    hint This means that the speaker often played majong while he was in college.
14. "I couldn't go to class yesterday, because my car broke down."
    "You _____ mine. I wasn't using it."
    1) could borrow
    2) may borrow
    3) could have borrowed
    4) may have borrowed
    Answer 3
    hint Pay attention to "yesterday".
15. "Did you go to a movie last night?"
    "Yes, but I _____ home."
    1) would rather have stayed
    2) would rather stayed
    3) would stay
    4) would rather stay
    Answer 1
    hint Pay attention to "last night". This means that the second speaker thinks it would have preferred to stay home last night.
16. Tom _____ to finish his homework tomorrow morning because the deadline is tomorrow noon.
    1) have
    2) must
    3) need
    4) is going
    Answer 4
    hint Which word could come before "to"?
17. "Are you going fishing this weekend, too?"
    "Yes, but I have so much work to do that I _____ stay home."
    1) may have
    2) will
    3) should
    4) can
    Answer 3
    hint Since the speaker has much work to do, he ought to stay home.
18. "I'm looking for someone to help me carry this baggage."
    "I _____ be glad to help you."
    1) will
    2) should
    3) can
    4) have to
    Answer 1
    hint Pay attention to the tense of the second sentence.
19. "_____ to finish her Ph.D. by the end of this year?"
    "Yes, or they will cut off her financial assistance."
    1) Will Kathy
    2) Does Kathy have
    3) Shouldn't Kathy
    4) Must Kathy
    Answer 2
    hint Which one could come before "to"?
20. "Do you like to play ping-pong?"
    "I _____, but now I prefer tennis."
    1) used to doing
    2) used to playing
    3) used to played
    4) used to
    Answer 4
    hint Which of these choices is not grammatical?
21. "Which do you prefer--the blue vase or red vase?"
    "The blue vase is _____."
    1) definitely better
    2) better definitely
    3) definite better
    4) better definite
    Answer 1
    hint What does "definite/definitely" modify?
22. "Were you pleased with her typing?"
    "Yes, the job was _____."
    1) surprising good
    2) surprisingly good
    3) surprising well
    4) surprisingly well
    Answer 2
    hint What does "good/well" modify? What does "surprising(ly)" modify?
23. "I had a hard time taking notes on Professor Johnson's lecture."
    "I did too. He spoke _____."
    1) exceeding fast
    2) exceedingly fastly
    3) exceedingly fast
    4) with exceedingly fast
    Answer 3
    hint Professor Johnson spoke very rapidly. What is used to modify adverbs?
24. "What a nice fireplace you have."
    "I like my house _____ during the winter."
    1) warmly and comfortably
    2) warmly and comfortable
    3) warm and comfortably
    4) warm and comfortable
    Answer 4
    hint These modify "house".
25. "What was your impression of last night's movie?"
    "_____ speaking, I thought it was rather boring."
    1) Honest
    2) Honestly
    3) Frank
    4) Really
    Answer 2
    hint The speaker is telling the truth. Which modifies "speaking", an adjective or an adverb?