English Grammar Exercises by Difficulty: Book 3

By Daniel B. Smith

The main purpose of English Grammar Exercises by Difficulty Series is to provide you a valuable and enlightening collection of English Grammar multiple-choice grammar exercises with answer key. This book contains different items sorted by difficulty and takes you on a beautiful journey towards improving your English language skills. Within this book you can find exercises regarding a multitude of topics like: word order, articles, verb tenses, active and passive voice, phrasal verbs, pronouns, adjectives, adverbs, relative clauses, prepositions, nouns, conditionals, reported speech, confusing words, word formation and many more…
There are three levels of difficulty in this book: Elementary, Intermediate, Advanced. Choose the best that suits you and enhance your English by solving the exercises.
This book is the third book of "English Grammar Exercises by Difficulty" series. It contains 2080 exercises with answers for all English levels: 750 for Elementary level, 730 for Intermediate level and 600 for Advanced level.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Daniel B. Smith
• Release date: Sep 13, 2023
• ISBN: 9798223131441

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English Grammar

Exercises by Difficulty: Book III

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Daniel B. Smith

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Copyright © 2023, Daniel B. Smith

Table of contents

Introduction

Elementary Exercises

Intermediate Exercises

Advanced Exercises

Answers

Conclusion

Introduction

The main purpose of English Grammar Exercises by Difficulty Series is to provide you a valuable and enlightening collection of English Grammar multiple-choice grammar exercises with answer key. This book contains different items sorted by difficulty and takes you on a beautiful journey towards improving your English language skills. Within this book you can find exercises regarding a multitude of topics like: word order, articles, verb tenses, active and passive voice, phrasal verbs, pronouns, adjectives, adverbs, relative clauses, prepositions, nouns, conditionals, reported speech, confusing words, word formation and many more...

There are three levels of difficulty in this book: Elementary, Intermediate, Advanced. Choose the best that suits you and enhance your English by solving the exercises.

This book is the third book of English Grammar Exercises by Difficulty series. It contains 2080 exercises with answers for all English levels: 750 for Elementary level, 730 for Intermediate level and 600 for Advanced level.

Elementary Exercises

1. Who ... Sarah know?

a) doing b) do  c) does

2. That report ... a lot of us.

a) meant b) mean c) meaning

3. The kid ... some sandwiches.

a) eaten b) eating c) ate

4. Did that really ... to you?

a) happened b) happening c) happen

5. The operation ... a big success.

a) weren’t b) wasn’t c) hadn’t

6. ... her mistakes serious?

a) Were  b) Have  c) Was

7. How ... Brian?

a) had  b) were  c) was

8. How long ... the way to the beach?

a) were  b) was  c) did

9. This package ... satisfy her demands.

a) won’t b) wanting c) want

10. ... the soldier fighting bravely?

a) Am  b) Are  c) Is

11. Choose the right sentence:

a) Kate follows my advice now.

b) Kate is following my advice now.

c) Kate is followed my advice now.

12. The participants ... a feeling of disappointment.

a) hadn’t have b) can’t be c) don’t have

13. ... Daniel got a girlfriend?

a) Has  b) Did  c) Will

14. ... this meal have harmful chemicals?

a) Do  b) Have  c) Does

15. Do I have ... this tool every day?

a) using  b) to use c) use

16. Little money ... received for our organization.

a) did  b) was  c) were

17. This activity ... by local authorities.

a) forbade b) forbidden c) was forbidden

18. If Mary really ... it, she would buy the phone.

a) wanted b) wanting c) will want

19. You should ... less!

a) to work b) work  c) working

20. ... to invite them to my party?

a) Are you go

b) Have you going

c) Are you going

21. The personal trainer ... going to train her intensively.

a) did  b) was  c) had

22. The employees ... going to read the document.

a) weren’t b) did  c) hadn’t

23. ... your customer going to but the paint?

a) Were  b) Had  c) Was

24. Did Brian inform you? No, he ...

a) wasn’t b) didn’t c) hadn’t

25. Was Adrian lonely? Yes, he ...

a) did  b) were  c) was

26. Was Joana his secretary? No, she ...

a) didn’t b) wasn’t c) hadn’t

27. Has David got enough money for the new laptop? Yes, he ...

a) has  b) can  c) having

28. Does the candidate have many vulnerabilities? No, he ...

a) can’t  b) hasn’t c) doesn’t

29. Does the manager want her ... the group?

a) diving b) to divide c) divide

30. How ... will they spend on clothes?

a) many  b) more  c) much

31. Trust me! It’s the ... position in the organization.

a) comfort b) comfortable c) most comfortable

32. Barbie is more popular than ...

a) him  b) his  c) he

33. This candidate is skillful ... for the job.

a) too  b) enough b) done

34. I heard the information ... the radio.

a) at  b) in  c) on

35. My kid is bad ... football.

a) at  b) in  c) from

36. She believes ... God.

a) -  b) in  c) to

37. I’m lucky, ...?

a) aren’t I b) am I  c) am I not

38. The final result is perfect, ...?

a) hadn’t it b) isn’t it c) doesn’t it

39. I have got minor errors, ...?

a) haven’t I b) hadn’t I c) having I

40. Sarah really needs ... it.

a) buying b) buy  c) to buy

41. The man will try ... it.

a) to done b) to do  c) to doing

42. This may ... to other problems.

a) lead  b) leading c) to lead

43. Sorry but I was busy all ... day.

a) the  b) a  c) –

44. It’s ... most useful dictionary.

a) the  b) a  c) –

45. Choose the right sentence:

a) Do you have any idea how this machine functions?

b) Do you have any idea how functions this machine?

c) Do you have any idea how functioning this machine is?

46. Choose the right sentence:

a) Do you have any idea how much money have they got?

b) Do you have any idea how much money they have got?

c) Do you have any idea how much have money they got?

47. Choose the right sentence:

a) Tell me how can I do it.

b) Tell me how can I be doing it.

c) Tell me how I can do it.

48. Choose the right sentence:

a) Tell us what must we been done.

b) Tell us what we must do.

c) Tell us what must we do.

49. Nothing ... that interesting to be worth staying.

a) doesn’t seem

b) didn’t seemed

c) seems

50. Nothing ... so attractive in this museum room.

a) seems b) seeming c) doesn’t seem

51. The war ... seem strange knowing the combatants.

a) don’t  b) isn’t  c) doesn’t

52. ... you really live there?

a) Do  b) Does  c) Doing

53. What ... Daniel say?

a) was  b) did  c) can

54. ... two hours ago?

a) Who you phoned

b) Who did you phone

c) Who had you phoning

55. Kathy ... teaching German now.

a) is  b) am  c) are

56. ... the professor waiting for us?

a) Am  b) Are  c) Is

57. What ... the woman trying to write?

a) am  b) is  c) are

58. Choose the right sentence:

a) Look! The building falls.

b) Look! The building will have fall.

c) Look! The building is falling.

59. Choose the right sentence:

a) We don’t agree with you now.

b) We are not agreeing with you now.

c) We can’t been agreeing with you now.

60. I’d like ... you for the job.

a) thank b) to thank c) to been thank

61. I ... a day off and it’s great.

a) have  b) having c) had have

62. This professor ... any relevant experience.

a) didn’t get b) haven’t get c) hasn’t got

63. Could you ... this down for me?

a) write  b) to write c) writing

64. Could Mr. Brown ... us some advice?

a) giving b) give  c) to give

65. These facts might ... Daniel more.

a) motivate b) to motivate c) motivating

66. I will visit you if you ... at office.

a) will be b) are  c) had been

67. When the kid ... this task, I will give him another.

a) solves b) will solve c) solving

68. If Kate ... other reasons, her husband would know.

a) has  b) had been c) had

69. I ... support this mission if I didn’t agree with you.

a) wouldn’t b) won’t c) won’t have

70. ... to call Andrew tonight?

a) Is Joana going

b) Does Joana going

c) Have Joana going

71. I don’t want anybody ... it.

a) notice b) to notice c) noticing

72. This strange office is ...

a) he  b) him  c) his

73. ... classes were indeed interesting.

a) A few b) Little  c) A much

74. I don’t know ... about what happened.

a) many  b) more  c) much

75. The woman realized ...

a) something b) anything c) anybody

76. This is very simple. It’s ... the first example.

a) as  b) like  c) same

77. Sarah is more talented than ...

a) he  b) him  c) his

78. That night I went ... the cinema.

a) to  b) in  c) at

79. This offer sounds attractive, ...?

a) can it  b) doesn’t it c) hadn’t it

80. It’s such a remarkable result, ...?

a) isn’t it b) doesn’t it c) haven’t it

81. It was a waste of resources, ...?

a) hadn’t it b) haven’t it c) wasn’t it

82. Monique wasn’t on holiday, ...?

a) did she b) was she c) hadn’t she

83. You will trust these business partners, ...?

a) won’t you b) will you c) haven’t you

84. She must pay for the book, ...?

a) mustn’t she b) can’t she c) shouldn’t she

85. They like ... time together.

a) spend b) spending c) been spend

86. They asked me ... to the party.

a) come  b) coming c) to come

87. I recommend ... her advice.

a) following b) to follow c) been follow

88. I suggest ... German regularly if you want to achieve your goal.

a) to learn b) learning c) learnt

89. I won’t forget ... to the recording.

a) listen  b) be listening c) to listen

90. I don’t recommend you ...

a) to overwork b) overwork c) to overworking

91. Will the professor promise ... me?

a) helping b) to help c) helped

92. Did you want ... better results during the financial meeting?

a) to show b) showing c) show

93. Will you avoid ... to the criminal?

a) to talk b) talked c) talking

94. The traffickers met at ... night.

a) the  b) a  c) –

95. When will the child ...? (return)

a) come back b) come for c) come into

96. Choose the right sentence:

a) Do you know how much does the watch cost?

b) Do you know how much the watch costs?

c) Do you know how much the watch is costing?

97. Choose the right sentence:

a) Do you know how the mission will be?

b) Do you know how will the mission be?

c) Do you know how will the mission been?

98. Choose the right sentence:

a) I don’t know how I can achieve my gym goals.

b) I don’t know how can I achieve my gym goals.

c) I don’t know how can I been achieving my gym goals.

99. What’s your ... opinion?

a) teacher b) teacher’s c) teach

100. It’s my ... idea.

a) managers b) manager’ c) manager’s

101. This really ... sometimes.

a) happen b) happening c) happens

102. I ... want to meet her again.

a) don’t  b) doesn’t c) hadn’t

103. How many times a month ... she go to the gym?

a) do  b) doing c) does

104. ... we in the right position?

a) Is  b) Are  c) Am

105. ... these protocol changes necessary?

a) Are  b) Am  c) Is

106. The new employee ... you well.

a) understand b) understood c) understanding

107. My colleague ... another answer.

a) choosing b) chose c) choose

108. That particular detail ... utterly important.

a) was  b) were  c) being

109. ... your business partners supply all we need?

a) Does  b) Has  c) Will

110. The business owner ... risking losing all property.

a) am  b) is  c) are

111. The members ... leaving right now.

a) isn’t  b) aren’t c) am not

112. Why ... our professor telling them this nonsense?

a) is  b) am  c) are

113. Sarah asked