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ACT English Grammar Questions
Practise english grammar (english) for the ACT: 10 multiple-choice questions, each with the correct answer and a worked explanation. Click an option to check it, or “New questions” for another set.
English Grammar practice
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Q1.Choose the correct option: Neither the manager nor the clerks ___ present.
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Answer: D — were
With neither…nor, the verb agrees with the nearer subject (“clerks”, plural) → were.
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Q2.Choose the correct option: She is senior ___ me by two years.
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Answer: C — to
Latin comparatives (senior, junior, superior, inferior) take “to”, not “than”.
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Q3.Choose the correct option: He prefers tea ___ coffee.
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Answer: D — to
“Prefer X to Y” is the correct pattern.
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Q4.Choose the correct comparative: This road is ___ than that one.
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Answer: A — narrower
Two-syllable adjectives ending in -ow usually take -er: “narrower”.
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Q5.Choose the correct option: Let’s discuss ___ the matter tomorrow.
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Answer: B — no preposition
“Discuss” is transitive: we discuss the matter (no “about”).
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Q6.Choose the correct option: He insisted ___ paying the bill.
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Answer: D — on
“Insist” takes the preposition “on” + gerund.
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Q7.Choose the correct option: The train ___ by the time we reach the station.
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Answer: C — will have left
An action completed before a future point takes the future perfect: “will have left”.
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Q8.Choose the word that fits: The news ___ surprising.
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Answer: B — is
“News” is an uncountable noun and takes a singular verb.
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Q9.Identify the correct sentence.
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Answer: D — He and I went to the market.
Subject pronouns (he, I) are needed for the subject of the verb.
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Q10.Choose the correct tag question: She can swim, ___?
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Answer: C — can’t she
A positive statement takes a negative tag with the same auxiliary: “can’t she?”.
How to approach english grammar questions
Find the subject first and make the verb agree with it, ignoring phrases in between. Watch fixed prepositions (good at, insist on, prefer to) and tense sequence in reported speech.
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| Algebra | Mathematics | Calculated (new numbers every set) |
| Geometry & Mensuration | Mathematics | Calculated (new numbers every set) |
| Probability & Combinatorics | Mathematics | Calculated (new numbers every set) |
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