我们学习英语时最常接触的就是语法,那么你对所有格写法、分号、和分词结构究竟懂多少呢?BBC网站最近发布了十道语法测试题,难住了不少人。赶快来看看你能拿到多少分吧!
1) The man next door has a garden that is being overrun with cats. Which of the following questions is correct?
1. Who’s cats are using our neighbours garden?
2. Who’s cats’ are using our neighbours garden?
3. Whose cats are using our neighbour’s garden?
4. Whose cats are using our neighbours’ garden?
2) Lots of people are confused about when to use "may" and when to use "might". Which one is better here?
1. The win against Australia might have been a turning point, but it didn’t turn out like that
2. The win against Australia may have been a turning point, but it didn’t turn out like that
3) Read this sentence carefully. "I’d like to introduce you to my sister Clara, who lives in Madrid, to Benedict, my brother who doesn’t, and to my only other sibling, Hilary." Which of the following is correct?
1. Hilary is male
2. Hilary is female
3. It’s impossible to know from the context
4) Less and fewer often cause people grief. Which of the following is wrong?
1. There’s less water in the river these days
2. I eat fewer than five apples a week
3. I drink less than three coffees a day
5) Which of the following sentences correctly contains a semi-colon?
1. My uncle’s whiskers are magnificent indeed; but I have no desire to stroke them.
2. Landing a plane isn’t hard; I once saw a child do it.
3. There are two countries beginning with Z; Zimbabwe and Zambia.
6) "This is the kind of tedious nonsense up with which I will not put!" Which grammar rule was Winston Churchill supposed to have objected to?
1. Don’t start a sentence with but.
2. Avoid splitting an infinitive.
3. Never end a sentence with a preposition.
7) Sometimes you should use "that" and sometimes "which". Which sentence here is wrong?
1. The car which ran me over was speeding.
2. The car that ran me over was speeding.
3. The car, which was speeding, ran me over.
8) Consider this sentence: "Do you mind my asking you?" Which of the following does it include?
1. Modal
2. Gerund
3. Imperative
9) Which of the following is not correct?
1. I was sitting in the chair
2. I sat in the chair
3. I was sat in the chair
10) "The Queen arrived at the castle with the King by her side, in a dress adorned with hand-sewn embroidered dragons." What kind of mistake is this?
1. Fallen subjunctive
2. Misplaced modifier
3. Dangling participle