In the sentence 'The football rolled into the hedge', what word class is 'football'?
A) verb
B) noun
C) adjective
D) adverb
(Total for Question 1 is 1 mark)
2
In the sentence 'Priya laughed at the joke', what word class is 'laughed'?
A) noun
B) adjective
C) verb
D) preposition
(Total for Question 2 is 1 mark)
3
In the sentence 'The elderly man walked slowly along the promenade', what word class is 'elderly'?
A) noun
B) verb
C) adjective
D) adverb
(Total for Question 3 is 1 mark)
4
In the sentence 'Osman waited outside the classroom', what word class is 'outside'?
A) noun
B) adverb
C) preposition
D) adjective
(Total for Question 4 is 1 mark)
5
In the sentence 'Neha felt utterly exhausted after the swimming gala', what word class is 'utterly'?
A) adjective
B) adverb
C) preposition
D) conjunction
(Total for Question 5 is 1 mark)
6
In the sentence 'Several pupils forgot their PE kit today', what word class is 'several'?
A) pronoun
B) adjective
C) determiner
D) noun
(Total for Question 6 is 1 mark)
7
In the sentence 'Marcus felt nervous yet excited before the audition', what word class is 'yet'?
A) adverb
B) preposition
C) conjunction
D) pronoun
(Total for Question 7 is 1 mark)
8
In the sentence 'Isobel gave herself plenty of time to revise', what word class is 'herself'?
A) noun
B) pronoun
C) determiner
D) adjective
(Total for Question 8 is 1 mark)
9
In the sentence 'Swimming is Halima's favourite way to relax after school', what word class is 'Swimming'?
A) verb
B) noun
C) adjective
D) adverb
(Total for Question 9 is 1 mark)
10
In the sentence 'Deja has lived in Norwich since 2018', what word class is 'since'?
A) preposition
B) conjunction
C) adverb
D) noun
(Total for Question 10 is 1 mark)
11
Which tense is used in this sentence? 'Yusuf feeds the class hamster every Friday.'
A) present simple
B) present continuous
C) past simple
D) present perfect
(Total for Question 11 is 1 mark)
12
Which tense is used in this sentence? 'Last week, Grace baked a cake for the fundraiser.'
A) present simple
B) past continuous
C) past simple
D) present perfect
(Total for Question 12 is 1 mark)
13
Which tense is used in this sentence? 'The kettle is boiling on the stove.'
A) present simple
B) present continuous
C) past continuous
D) present perfect
(Total for Question 13 is 1 mark)
14
Which tense is used in this sentence? 'Ollie was reading his book when the fire alarm sounded.'
A) past simple
B) present continuous
C) past continuous
D) past perfect
(Total for Question 14 is 1 mark)
15
Choose the correct verb to complete the sentence: 'Nadia ___ (finish) her spellings before tea most evenings.'
(Total for Question 15 is 1 mark)
16
Which sentence correctly rewrites 'The choir sings a hymn' in the past tense?
A) The choir singed a hymn.
B) The choir sang a hymn.
C) The choir has sung a hymn.
D) The choir was singing a hymn.
(Total for Question 16 is 1 mark)
17
Choose the correct word to complete the sentence: 'By the time we reached the station, the train ___ already departed.'
A) has
B) have
C) had
D) was
(Total for Question 17 is 1 mark)
18
Which sentence uses the present perfect tense correctly?
A) Tariq has climbed Snowdon twice.
B) Tariq climbs Snowdon twice.
C) Tariq was climbing Snowdon twice.
D) Tariq had climbed Snowdon twice.
(Total for Question 18 is 1 mark)
19
Which tense is used in this sentence? 'Freya had been waiting for over an hour when the coach finally arrived.'
A) past perfect continuous
B) present perfect continuous
C) past continuous
D) past perfect
(Total for Question 19 is 1 mark)
20
This sentence contains a tense error. Identify the incorrect word and give its correct form: 'Yesterday, Rohan go to football practice after school.'
(Total for Question 20 is 1 mark)
21
Choose the correct verb to complete the sentence: 'The twins ___ auditioning for the school play.'
A) is
B) are
C) was
D) were
(Total for Question 21 is 1 mark)
22
Choose the correct verb to complete the sentence: 'Everyone in Year 6 ___ a reading partner this term.'
A) has
B) have
C) having
D) have had
(Total for Question 22 is 1 mark)
23
Choose the correct verb to complete the sentence: 'Either the twins or their cousin ___ collecting the parcel.'
A) is
B) are
C) was
D) were
(Total for Question 23 is 1 mark)
24
Choose the correct word to complete the sentence: 'Both boys forgot ___ kit bags before the match.'
A) his
B) their
C) its
D) her
(Total for Question 24 is 1 mark)
25
Choose the correct verb to complete the sentence: 'The flock of geese ___ flying south for the winter.'
A) was
B) were
C) is
D) are
(Total for Question 25 is 1 mark)
26
Choose the correct verb to complete the sentence: 'Neither of the goalkeepers ___ ready for the penalty.'
A) was
B) were
C) is
D) are
(Total for Question 26 is 1 mark)
27
Choose the correct verb to complete the sentence: 'The information in these reports ___ out of date.'
A) is
B) are
C) were
D) have
(Total for Question 27 is 1 mark)
28
Identify and correct the agreement error in this sentence: 'The crate of oranges were delivered to the school kitchen this morning.'
(Total for Question 28 is 1 mark)
29
How many clauses does this sentence contain? 'Farah tidied her room.'
A) one
B) two
C) three
D) none
(Total for Question 29 is 1 mark)
30
Identify the main clause in this sentence: 'When the whistle blew, the players jogged off the pitch.'
A) When the whistle blew
B) the players jogged off the pitch
C) the whistle blew
D) jogged off the pitch
(Total for Question 30 is 1 mark)
31
Identify the subordinate clause in this sentence: 'The recipe that Grandad taught me needs very few ingredients.'
A) The recipe
B) that Grandad taught me
C) needs very few ingredients
D) very few ingredients
(Total for Question 31 is 1 mark)
32
What type of clause is 'that Grandad taught me' in the sentence above?
A) relative clause
B) main clause
C) noun phrase
D) adverbial clause
(Total for Question 32 is 1 mark)
33
Identify the subordinate clause in this sentence: 'Although the forecast promised sunshine, the picnic was cancelled.'
A) Although the forecast promised sunshine
B) the picnic
C) was cancelled
D) the picnic was cancelled
(Total for Question 33 is 1 mark)
34
What type of clause is 'Although the forecast promised sunshine'?
A) relative clause
B) adverbial clause
C) noun clause
D) main clause
(Total for Question 34 is 1 mark)
35
How many clauses does this sentence contain? 'Zara finished her lunch, and then she joined the netball match.'
A) one
B) two
C) three
D) four
(Total for Question 35 is 1 mark)
36
Identify the subordinate clause in this sentence: 'What Imran said in assembly surprised everyone.'
A) What Imran said in assembly
B) surprised everyone
C) in assembly
D) everyone
(Total for Question 36 is 1 mark)
37
This sentence has an embedded relative clause with the relative pronoun left out. Identify the missing word and where it belongs: 'The jacket Tomasz lost at the station was never found.'
(Total for Question 37 is 1 mark)
38
What sentence type (statement, question, command or exclamation) is this? 'Please hang your coat on the peg.'
A) statement
B) question
C) command
D) exclamation
(Total for Question 38 is 1 mark)
39
What sentence type is this? 'Did you remember your library book?'
A) statement
B) question
C) command
D) exclamation
(Total for Question 39 is 1 mark)
40
Is this sentence simple, compound or complex? 'The rain stopped, but the pitch was still waterlogged.'
A) simple
B) compound
C) complex
D) compound-complex
(Total for Question 40 is 1 mark)
41
Is this sentence simple, compound or complex? 'Before the guests arrived, Eilidh laid the table.'
A) simple
B) compound
C) complex
D) compound-complex
(Total for Question 41 is 1 mark)
42
Is this sentence simple, compound or complex? 'The old lighthouse stood on the headland.'
A) simple
B) compound
C) complex
D) compound-complex
(Total for Question 42 is 1 mark)
43
What sentence type is this? 'How enormous that iceberg looks!'
A) statement
B) question
C) command
D) exclamation
(Total for Question 43 is 1 mark)
44
Is this sentence simple, compound or complex? 'Gethin tied his shoelaces and grabbed his kit bag.'
A) simple
B) compound
C) complex
D) compound-complex
(Total for Question 44 is 1 mark)
45
Is this sentence simple, compound or complex? 'Because the tide had turned, the ferry docked late, and the passengers waited on the quay.'
A) simple
B) compound
C) complex
D) compound-complex
(Total for Question 45 is 1 mark)
46
Which of these is a minor sentence (a sentence-like unit with no main verb)?
A) "Never again," muttered Priya.
B) Rain. Nothing but relentless rain.
C) The bus arrived exactly on time.
D) Whenever the tide turns, the sailors set off.
(Total for Question 46 is 1 mark)
Mark scheme · EP.E62 Punctuation and Grammar Focus Set 2
Question 1
B1 B - noun - it names a thing
Answer: B) noun
Question 2
B1 C - verb - it shows the action Priya performed
Answer: C) verb
Question 3
B1 C - adjective - it describes the noun 'man'
Answer: C) adjective
Question 4
B1 C - preposition - it shows the relationship in place between 'waited' and 'the classroom'
Answer: C) preposition
Question 5
B1 B - adverb - it modifies the adjective 'exhausted', showing degree
Answer: B) adverb
Question 6
B1 C - determiner - it specifies the quantity of the noun 'pupils' that follows it
Answer: C) determiner
Question 7
B1 C - conjunction - it joins the two contrasting adjectives 'nervous' and 'excited'
Answer: C) conjunction
Question 8
B1 B - pronoun - it refers back to Isobel as the object of 'gave'
Answer: B) pronoun
Question 9
B1 B - noun - the -ing form is being used as the subject of the sentence, not to show an action, so it is a gerund
Answer: B) noun
Question 10
B1 A - preposition - it is followed by the noun phrase '2018', not by a clause with its own subject and verb
Answer: A) preposition
Question 11
B1 A - present simple - describes a regular, habitual action
Answer: A) present simple
Question 12
B1 C - past simple - describes a single, completed action in the past
Answer: C) past simple
Question 13
B1 B - present continuous - describes an action happening right now
Answer: B) present continuous
Question 14
B1 C - past continuous - describes an action in progress at a moment in the past, interrupted by another event
Answer: C) past continuous
Question 15
B1 writes 'finishes', the correct third-person singular present simple form of 'finish', matching the habitual time marker 'most evenings' (cao)
Answer: finishes
Question 16
B1 B - sang - the correct irregular simple past form of 'sing'
Answer: B) The choir sang a hymn.
Question 17
B1 C - had - past perfect, for an action completed before another past event
Answer: C) had
Question 18
B1 A - has climbed - links a completed action to the present moment
Answer: A) Tariq has climbed Snowdon twice.
Question 19
B1 A - past perfect continuous - 'had been' plus the '-ing' form describes an action that was ongoing before another past event
Answer: A) past perfect continuous
Question 20
B1 identifies 'go' as incorrect and gives 'went', the correct simple past form, matching the time marker 'yesterday' (cao)
Answer: 'go' should be 'went'.
Question 21
B1 B - are - agrees with the plural subject 'twins' in the present tense
Answer: B) are
Question 22
B1 A - has - agrees with the singular indefinite pronoun 'Everyone'
Answer: A) has
Question 23
B1 A - is - with 'either...or', the verb agrees with the nearer subject, the singular 'cousin'
Answer: A) is
Question 24
B1 B - their - agrees with the plural subject 'Both boys'
Answer: B) their
Question 25
B1 A - was - agrees with the collective noun 'flock' treated as a single unit
Answer: A) was
Question 26
B1 A - was - 'neither' is a singular indefinite pronoun and takes a singular verb
Answer: A) was
Question 27
B1 A - is - agrees with the singular, uncountable subject 'information', not the plural noun inside the prepositional phrase
Answer: A) is
Question 28
B1 identifies 'were' as incorrect and gives 'was', agreeing with the singular subject 'crate' rather than the plural noun 'oranges' inside the prepositional phrase (cao)
Answer: 'were' should be 'was': 'The crate of oranges was delivered to the school kitchen this morning.'
Question 29
B1 A - one - a single main clause, with one subject and one verb
Answer: A) one
Question 30
B1 B - the players jogged off the pitch - can stand alone as a complete sentence
Answer: B) the players jogged off the pitch
Question 31
B1 B - that Grandad taught me - a relative clause giving essential information about which recipe is meant, and cannot stand alone
Answer: B) that Grandad taught me
Question 32
B1 A - relative clause - it begins with the relative pronoun 'that' and describes the noun 'recipe'
Answer: A) relative clause
Question 33
B1 A - Although the forecast promised sunshine - cannot stand alone as a complete sentence and depends on the main clause
Answer: A) Although the forecast promised sunshine
Question 34
B1 B - adverbial clause - it begins with the subordinating conjunction 'Although' and shows a contrast with the main clause
Answer: B) adverbial clause
Question 35
B1 B - two - both parts have their own subject and verb and can each stand alone as a sentence
Answer: B) two
Question 36
B1 A - What Imran said in assembly - a noun clause that cannot stand alone with its usual meaning and acts as the subject of the sentence
Answer: A) What Imran said in assembly
Question 37
B1 identifies that the relative pronoun 'that' (or 'which') is missing and belongs directly after 'jacket', before 'Tomasz' (oe, either pronoun accepted)
Answer: 'that' (or 'which') is missing after 'jacket': 'The jacket that Tomasz lost at the station was never found.'
Question 38
B1 C - command - it instructs someone to do something, using an imperative verb
Answer: C) command
Question 39
B1 B - question - it asks for information and ends with a question mark
Answer: B) question
Question 40
B1 B - compound - two main clauses are joined by the coordinating conjunction 'but'
Answer: B) compound
Question 41
B1 C - complex - one main clause plus a subordinate clause, with no coordinating conjunction joining two main clauses
Answer: C) complex
Question 42
B1 A - simple - a single main clause with one subject and one verb
Answer: A) simple
Question 43
B1 D - exclamation - it begins with 'How' to express strong feeling and ends with an exclamation mark
Answer: D) exclamation
Question 44
B1 A - simple - a single subject, 'Gethin', governs two verbs joined by 'and', rather than forming two independent clauses
Answer: A) simple
Question 45
B1 D - compound-complex - two main clauses joined by 'and', plus a subordinate clause introduced by 'Because'
Answer: D) compound-complex
Question 46
B1 B - Rain. Nothing but relentless rain. - neither unit contains a main verb, yet both are punctuated and used for effect as sentences