L1.20 Use correct grammar (e.g. subject-verb agreement, consistent use of different tenses, definite and indefinite articles) Quiz: Pearson Edexcel Functional Skills English, Unit 1

The 20 questions

1. What rule requires the subject and verb to match in number?

   • Clause structure
   • Tense consistency
   • Subject-verb agreement
   • Article usage

2. Which plural subject takes the plural verb 'are'?

   • Everyone
   • Nobody
   • The shop
   • The shops

3. What term describes the word 'the' when referring to a specific noun?

   • Preposition
   • Pronoun
   • Indefinite article
   • Definite article

4. Which is an indefinite article?

   • 'an'
   • 'his'
   • 'the'
   • 'this'

5. What tense is 'They have finished the report'?

   • Past simple
   • Future simple
   • Present perfect
   • Present continuous

6. Which tense is used for a completed past action with a specific time?

   • Past simple
   • Present simple
   • Future perfect
   • Present continuous

7. 'She bought ___ umbrella.' Which article completes the sentence?

   • two
   • a
   • an
   • some

8. What keeps verb forms uniform throughout a sentence?

   • Article shift
   • Passive voice
   • Consistent tense
   • Subject change

9. What type of subject takes a plural verb?

   • Singular noun
   • Mass noun
   • Pronoun 'each'
   • Compound subject

10. Which singular pronoun requires a singular verb like 'has'?

    • Several
    • Each
    • Both
    • Many

11. Which article comes before a specific, known noun?

    • The
    • No article
    • An
    • A

12. 'Tomorrow, the builders ___ the wall.' Which verb form fits?

    • will finish
    • finished
    • finishes
    • is finishing

13. Which tense uses an auxiliary verb and an '-ing' ending for ongoing actions?

    • Past simple
    • Present simple
    • Present continuous
    • Future simple

14. Which tense describes a finished action at a specific past time?

    • Past perfect
    • Past continuous
    • Past simple
    • Present perfect

15. What form is needed for a general statement about a group of nouns?

    • Definite article
    • Plural noun
    • Singular noun
    • Possessive pronoun

16. What error occurs when verb times clash in a sentence?

    • Punctuation error
    • Spelling error
    • Tense error
    • Article error

17. With 'either...or', what does the verb agree with?

    • The nearer subject
    • The main subject
    • The first subject
    • The plural noun

18. Which tense is used in the if-clause of a first conditional sentence?

    • Present continuous
    • Future simple
    • Present simple
    • Past simple

19. Which indefinite article precedes a word starting with a vowel sound?

    • The
    • A
    • Some
    • An

20. Which form of the verb 'to be' follows the pronoun 'I'?

    • Be
    • Are
    • Am
    • Is

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