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C1 Advanced English Grammar Questions
Practise english grammar (english) for the Cambridge C1 Advanced (CAE): 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: He insisted ___ paying the bill.
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Answer: D — on
“Insist” takes the preposition “on” + gerund.
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Q2.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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Q3.Choose the correct option: There is no ___ in crying over spilt milk.
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Answer: C — use
Fixed expression: “There is no use (in) doing something”.
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Q4.Choose the correct option: This is the best book I ___.
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Answer: D — have ever read
A superlative + experience up to now uses the present perfect: “have ever read”.
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Q5.Choose the correct article: He is ___ honest man.
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Answer: B — an
“Honest” begins with a vowel sound (silent h), so “an”.
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Q6.Choose the correct option: The furniture in the house ___ new.
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Answer: A — is
“Furniture” is uncountable and takes a singular verb.
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Q7.Choose the correct option: Hardly had he left ___ it started raining.
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Answer: D — when
The correlative pair is “hardly … when” (also “no sooner … than”).
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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.Choose the correct option: Scarcely ___ the room when the lights went out.
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Answer: A — had I entered
Negative adverbs at the start (scarcely, hardly) cause inversion: “had I entered”.
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Q10.Identify the correct sentence.
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Answer: A — He and I went to the market.
Subject pronouns (he, I) are needed for the subject of the verb.
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.
About C1 Advanced
Cambridge C1 Advanced (CAE) — conducted by Cambridge University Press & Assessment. An advanced-level English qualification, including Use of English tasks.
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C1 Advanced practice topics
| Topic | Section | Question source |
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| English Grammar | English | Question bank |
| Vocabulary & Idioms | English | Question bank |