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TOEFL iBT English Grammar Questions
Practise english grammar (english) for the Test of English as a Foreign Language (iBT): 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: I look forward to ___ from you.
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Answer: C — hearing
In “look forward to”, “to” is a preposition, so it takes a gerund: “hearing”.
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Q2.Choose the correctly punctuated sentence.
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Answer: B — It’s a lovely day.
“It’s” is the contraction of “it is”; “its” is possessive.
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Q3.Choose the correct preposition: She is good ___ mathematics.
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Answer: C — at
The idiom is “good at” a subject or skill.
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Q4.Choose the correct option: If I ___ you, I would accept the offer.
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Answer: A — were
The subjunctive “were” is used in hypothetical conditions: “If I were you…”.
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Q5.Choose the correct conditional: If it rains tomorrow, we ___ the match.
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Answer: C — will cancel
First conditional (real future possibility): if + present, will + base verb.
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Q6.Choose the correct option: The number of applicants ___ increased.
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Answer: C — has
“The number of” takes a singular verb; “a number of” takes a plural verb.
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Q7.Identify the correct sentence.
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Answer: B — He and I went to the market.
Subject pronouns (he, I) are needed for the subject of the verb.
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Q8.Choose the correct option: The committee ___ divided in their opinions.
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Answer: D — were
When members of a collective noun act individually (divided opinions), a plural verb is used: “were”.
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Q9.Choose the correct tag question: She can swim, ___?
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Answer: D — can’t she
A positive statement takes a negative tag with the same auxiliary: “can’t she?”.
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Q10.Choose the correct option: She has been working here ___ 2019.
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Answer: C — since
Use “since” with a point in time (2019) and “for” with a duration.
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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TOEFL iBT practice topics
| Topic | Section | Question source |
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| English Grammar | English | Question bank |
| Vocabulary & Idioms | English | Question bank |