Basics. Articles with Abstract Nouns
Why do we say "time is an illusion" but "a terrifying silence"? Master the tricky exceptions of uncountable concepts by practicing zero articles for general ideas, definite articles for specified nouns, and indefinite articles for modified abstract nouns.
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Basics. Articles in Academic Writing
Do you know when to write "the human brain" but leave "qualitative research" without an article? Master the nuances of formal scholarly writing by testing yourself on generic classes, abstract nouns with post-modification, and zero-article rules for diseases and academic disciplines.
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Basics. Advanced Determiner-Noun Agreement
Is it grammatically correct to say "another three weeks" or "many a student has"? Master the trickiest English agreement rules by testing your knowledge of "many a" phrases, amount vs. number, and determiners with irregular plurals and uncountable nouns.
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Basics. Get-Passives and Other Variations
Do you know when to use got caught instead of was caught, or why a theory is understood rather than got understood? Challenge yourself with complex sentence structures, including dynamic get-passives, causative delegation, and adversative passives for describing unexpected misfortunes.
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Basics. Mastering It-Cleft Sentences: Agreement and Adverbials
Do you know whether to write "It is I who is" or "It is I who am"? Test your advanced syntax skills by mastering pronoun and verb agreement, emphasizing prepositional phrases, and structuring complex adverbial and negative time clauses.
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Basics. Nominal Relative Clauses: Whoever, Whomever, and What
Do you know whether to write "I leave my fortune to whoever" or "to whomever" when it follows a preposition? Master advanced pronoun cases by testing yourself on whoever vs. whomever, what vs. that, and tricky verb agreement within nominal relative clauses.
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Basics. Quantifiers with Of-Structures
Why do we say "most people" but "most of the people"? Master tricky grammar rules by testing yourself on quantifiers with object pronouns, specific vs. general determiners, and complex structures like every one of and none of the.
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Basics. Relative Clauses with Quantifiers
Do you know how to link sentences using words like some, none, or half without creating a dreaded comma splice? Test your advanced grammar skills by mastering quantifiers with relative pronouns, choosing correctly between whom, which, and the tricky possessive whose.
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Basics. Substitution with So, Not, and Do
Do you know when to say "I suspect not" instead of "I don't suspect so"? Master advanced clause replacement by practicing negative expectations, adjective substitution, verb phrase fronting, and the tricky rules of stative verbs with "do".
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Basics. Wh-Cleft Sentences: Standard, Reversed, and Action Focus
Want to add a dramatic, native-level flair to your English sentences? Test your advanced grammar skills by mastering standard wh-clefts, reversed wh-clefts, action-focused cleft structures, and pseudo-clefts.
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Articles Advanced
When using articles, there are a number of ways to communicate specific shades of meanings with articles. Related rules for proper names don't make things easier. To complicate things even further, there are other determiners occasionally taking the place of articles. For instance, some and no function like articles, but behave somewhat differently with uncountable nouns.
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Articles Basics
Articles are ubiquitous; the is the most common word in English, accounting for 7% of all words.
The concept of definiteness is hard to grasp even for advanced learners who don’t have articles in their first language. A spectacular example of such confusion is the occasion with Ivana Trump. She explained, “Yes, you know the outcome — ‘The Donald’ just slipped off the tongue, and now it seems to be making its ways to the political history books.”
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The Big 3 for Vietnamese Speakers: Articles, Plurals, and Verb Tense
Ever wonder if you should say a cat or the cat, or whether to use walk or walked? Small grammar details make a massive difference in how natural your English sounds! Test your everyday accuracy with definite and indefinite articles, regular plural nouns, and simple past and present verb tenses.
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Slavic Speakers' Top Errors: Articles, Prepositions, and Pronouns
Do you "depend on" or "depend from" the weather forecast? Master some of the trickiest parts of English by practicing dependent prepositions, articles for professions and generalisations, and pronouns for inanimate objects.
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Articles Bootcamp for Romance Language Speakers: a, the, and Zero Article
Do you say "I am teacher" or "I am a teacher"? Master these tricky rules by testing your knowledge on professions, abstract nouns, generalizations, and specific vs. general contexts.
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Quantifiers: All, Most, Some, and No
Do you know when to say no food instead of none of the food? Master these essential grammar rules as you test yourself on basic quantifiers, the "of the" rule, and the difference between no and none.
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Both, Either, and Neither
Do you get confused when talking about two people or things? Master the rules for pairs by testing your knowledge of pronouns, determiners, and paired conjunctions like either/or and neither/nor.
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Compound Nouns: Formation, Spacing, and Plurals
Test your Basics: Compound Nouns skills with 11 questions at medium level.
Countable and Uncountable Nouns: The Basics
Test your Basics: Countable and Uncountable Nouns 1 skills with 12 questions at easy level.
Countable and Uncountable Nouns: Quantifiers and Meaning Shifts
Test your Basics: Countable and Uncountable Nouns 2 skills with 11 questions at medium level.
Each vs. Every: Understanding the Basics
Did you know that you can hold an apple in each hand, but never in every hand? Master the subtle differences between these common quantifiers, including rules for two items, expressing time and frequency, and the correct use of "each of" vs. "every one of".
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A Little and A Few vs. Little and Few
Does adding the letter "a" really change a sentence's entire meaning? Test your grasp of countable vs. uncountable quantifiers and learn to distinguish between positive quantities (a little/a few) and negative shortages (little/few).
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Quantifiers: Much, Many, and A Lot Of
Do you know why we say "much time" but "many hours"? Master the rules of quantity by choosing the correct words for countable nouns, uncountable nouns, and versatile phrases like a lot of.
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Basics: Past Forms of the Verb "To Be": Was vs. Were
Test your Verb "To Be": Past Forms (was/were) skills with 15 questions at easy level.
Possessive Adjectives and Pronouns
Is that your snack, or is it mine? Master the basics of ownership by practicing the difference between possessive adjectives and possessive pronouns across 12 fun scenarios.
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Possessive 's and Of
Test your Basics: Possessive 's and Of skills with 12 questions at easy level.
Basics: Present Forms of the Verb "To Be"
Test your Verb "To Be": Present Forms (am/is/are) skills with 15 questions at easy level.
Subject and Object Pronouns
Do you know when to use "I" instead of "me" in a sentence? Master the basics of subject pronouns that perform actions and object pronouns that receive them, all while navigating fun scenarios with secret agents, wizards, and aliens.
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Reflexive Pronouns: Yourselves, Themselves, and Intensive Uses
Test your Basics: Reflexive Pronouns skills with 12 questions at medium level.
Basics of Singular and Plural Nouns
Test your Basics: Singular and Plural Nouns skills with 12 questions at easy level.
Demonstratives: This, That, These, and Those
Test your Basics: This/That/These/Those skills with 11 questions at easy level.
Basics. Common Questions.
The challenge is about common questions in English: simple present and past questions, "why + negative" questions, questions with "who" as the subject, and questions with "who" and "whom" as the object.
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Basics. Determiners and Pronouns.
The introduction covers various determiners and pronouns, including this/that/these/those, every and all, all/most/some/any/no/none, and (a) little/(a) few. These words help specify items, people, or quantities in sentences.
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Basics. Past Simple and Past Continuous/Progressive Tenses.
The Past Simple tense describes completed actions in the past, using regular (-ed) or irregular verb forms. The Past Continuous tense expresses ongoing actions in the past, using "was/were" and the -ing form of the main verb. Negative sentences use "didn't" or "not" with the verb, while questions involve inverting the subject and auxiliary verb.
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Basics. Pronouns and Possessives.
This topic covers various aspects of pronouns and possessives in English. It includes personal pronouns for people and things, possessive forms to show ownership or relationships, forming questions with possessives, and reflexive pronouns.
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Basics. Using there is/are and it in impersonal sentences.
Learn how to use "there is/are" and "it" in everyday English sentences to talk about the presence of objects, events, and quantities. Get to know how to create questions and negative sentences, and see examples using different verb tenses. Also, discover common ways to use "it" when discussing time, distance, and weather.
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Basics. "To be" in Present Tense.
In English, the verb to be is conjugated differently based on the subject of the sentence. This grammar quiz focuses on the conjugation of the verb "to be" with different subject pronouns and nouns, both singular and plural, in affirmative, negative and interrogative sentences. Participants will need to use the correct form of the verb "to be" based on the subject in each sentence to demonstrate their understanding of this grammar concept.
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Basics. Common More Complex Questions.
Master more complex common question types, such as "Who...? / What...? / Where...? / Which...?" with prepositions at the end, "What + noun" and "Which + noun" questions, questions about duration, and complex sentence questions.
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Basics. Present Perfect.
Any idea what Present Perfect is? The Present Perfect tense describes actions with a connection to the present, formed using "have" or "has" and the past participle of the main verb. It differs from Past Simple and Present Simple tenses. To identify Present Perfect, look for "have" or "has" followed by a past participle. Negative sentences add "not" after the auxiliary verb, and questions invert the subject and auxiliary verb.
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Say vs. Tell, Advice, and Promises: Communication Collocations
Do you tell someone news or say news to them? Master essential communication collocations including say vs. tell distinctions, advice patterns, promise expressions, and argument vocabulary through 23 interactive questions.
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Determiners: Some, Any, Few, and Little
This challenge tests your understanding of the quantifying determiners some, any, few, and little. Learn when to use each one and how adding "a" changes the meaning of few and little.
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High-Frequency Grammar Fixes for India Learners: Tense, Articles, and Agreement
Have you ever caught yourself saying "I am knowing" instead of "I know," or asking for "an advice"? Polish your everyday English by testing yourself on stative verbs, tricky subject-verb agreement, uncountable nouns, and past tense rules.
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Basics. Articles with Geographical Names
Why do we visit the United Kingdom but travel to Japan? Master these confusing rules by testing your knowledge of definite and zero articles alongside countries, mountain ranges, water bodies, and deserts.
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Basics. Articles with Institutions: The vs. No Article
Why does a student go to "school" but a parent goes to "the school"? Master the tricky rules of definite vs. zero articles when talking about institutions like prison, university, church, and bed based on purpose versus location.
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Basics. Advanced Question Tags and Echo Questions
Would you know exactly how to respond if your friend announced they were bringing fifteen tarantulas to a dinner party? Master conversational English by practicing echo questions for surprise, tags for indefinite pronouns, and exceptions like "I am" and "Let's".
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Basics. Gerunds After Prepositions
Are you tired of wondering whether to use an infinitive or an -ing verb after words like "for," "about," or "in"? Master common verb + preposition + gerund combinations, adjective + preposition phrases, and tricky exceptions like looking forward to.
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Basics. Defining vs. Non-defining Relative Clauses
Did you know that a single missing comma can completely change the meaning of a sentence? Test yourself on essential vs. non-essential information, proper comma placement, and choosing the correct relative pronouns across a variety of fun scenarios.
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Basics. Fronted Prepositions in Relative Clauses
Do you know when to use "the manager to whom I spoke" instead of "the manager who I spoke to"? Master the strict formal register by practicing fronted prepositions, relative pronouns like whom and which, and complex prepositional phrases.
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Basics. Advanced Relative Pronouns: Whose, Whom, Where, When, and Why
Struggling to decide between "who" and "whom" in formal writing? Master the intricacies of object relative pronouns (whom), possessive relative pronouns (whose), and relative adverbs (where, when, why) in this engaging 11-question challenge.
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Basics. Reporting with Passives
Do you know the difference between "it is said that he escaped" and "he is said to have escaped"? Master advanced English sentence construction by practicing impersonal passive structures, perfect infinitives, and continuous infinitives alongside common reporting verbs.
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Its, Fewer, and Affect: Native Speaker Mistakes
Are you making the same embarrassing grammar mistakes that native English speakers make every day? Master the rules behind the most commonly confused word pairs by practicing its vs. it's, fewer vs. less, and affect vs. effect.
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Quantifiers: Much, Many, and a Lot of
Test your Quantifiers A2: much / many / a lot of — Choosing the Right One skills with 15 questions at easy level.
Prepositions and Articles for Turkish Speakers: the, a, in, on, at
Turkish has no articles and no prepositions — that's a double challenge in English. Do you arrive in or at the airport? Is she good in or good at cooking? Master in/on/at for places, the/a article rules, and adjective+preposition collocations across 12 scenarios set in Istanbul, Ankara, and beyond.
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School and Learning Collocations: Study Habits, Exams, and Academic Skills
Do you take notes or make notes during lectures? Master essential academic collocations including study habits, exam preparation, skill development, and classroom activities through 22 varied practice questions.
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Are you A1/Beginner? Test your English CEFR Level!
This English grammar quiz is designed to help learners determine their proficiency level in the language according to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR). It covers a range of topics and language structures that are typically associated with A1 level learners, such as basic grammar structures, vocabulary related to everyday topics, and simple sentence constructions. The questions are designed to test learners' understanding of basic grammar concepts, such as verb tenses and subject-verb agreement, as well as their ability to use basic vocabulary to communicate in simple and familiar situations.
After taking the quiz, learners would be able to see where they stand in terms of their English proficiency and if they are ready to move to the next level. Passing the challenge indicates the control of English grammar enough to move to the next level.
Is your English level A2/Pre-intermediate? Test your English CEFR Level!
This English grammar quiz is designed to help learners check if their English proficiency level according to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR) as A2/Pre-intermediate.
The test covers a range of grammar and vocabulary concepts that are typically associated with learners at this level. These concepts include more advanced verb tenses, more complex sentence structures, and a wider range of vocabulary related to various topics such as work, travel, and current events.
After taking the quiz, learners would be able to see where they stand in terms of their English proficiency and if they are ready to move to the next level. Passing the challenge indicates the control of English grammar enough to move to the next level.
Are you B1/Intermediate? Test your English CEFR Level to figure out!
This English grammar quiz is designed to check if an English learner is at B1/Intermediate CEFR level.
It covers a range of grammar and vocabulary concepts that are typically associated with Intermediate learners. These concepts include more advanced verb tenses such as present perfect and past continuous, complex sentence structures such as adverbial clauses and modal verbs, and a wide range of vocabulary related to various topics such as hobbies, and opinions. The quiz also tests the learner's ability to understand idiomatic expressions and phrasal verbs.
After taking the quiz, learners would be able to see where they stand in terms of their English proficiency and if they are ready to move to the next level. Passing the challenge indicates the control of English grammar enough to move to the next level.
CEFR C1/Advanced - check if this is your English grammar mastery level. Take the test to figure out!
This English grammar quiz is designed to check if an English learner is at C2/Upper Intermediate CEFR level.
This is a quiz to check if an English learner is at the C1/Advanced CEFR level. It tests the learner's ability to understand and use a wide range of complex and nuanced language. The questions will cover various grammar topics such as verb tenses, modals, passive voice, and idiomatic expressions. The learner will be expected to show a high degree of accuracy in their use of English. The quiz is designed to challenge even the most advanced learners and will be a good indicator of whether they have reached a C1 level of proficiency in the language.
Forming Questions: Indirect, Tag, and Subject Forms
Do you know why we ask "Who ate the cake?" instead of "Who did eat the cake?" Master the tricky rules of English interrogatives by testing yourself on subject questions, polite indirect questions, tag questions, and dangling prepositions.
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Question Forms: Indirect, Subject, Object, and Tags
Do you know why we say "Who stole the cheese?" instead of "Who did steal the cheese?" Test your grammar skills by practicing subject vs. object questions, polite indirect questions, tricky question tags, and negative questions across 13 engaging scenarios.
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Travel Collocations: Transport, Airport, Directions & Hotels
Would you catch a flight or take a flight — and do you know when both are correct? Test yourself on transport verbs, airport collocations, direction phrases, and hotel vocabulary across 24 questions.
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Verb + Object + Infinitive Patterns
Practice using verbs that take an object + infinitive pattern, such as want, ask, tell, allow, and encourage. Learn when to use to + verb after the object and which verbs require a bare infinitive instead.
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Word Order and Extra Words Errors for Turkish Speakers
Do you say discuss the plan or discuss about the plan? Test your ability to spot and remove unnecessary words by mastering transitive verbs without prepositions, avoiding double subjects, and dropping extra pronouns in relative clauses across 14 questions.
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