This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Discourse > Ellipsis And Substitution – Quiz 1 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Ellipsis And Substitution Quiz 1 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. If you are not willing to take the risk, I'm sure Sam ..... A) Is. B) Is willing. C) Does. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Is. 2. I've brought cookies. Do you want ..... ? A) This. B) Ones. C) One. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) One. 3. You can use ..... this computer ..... the other one. Someone must fix them first. A) Either or. B) Neither nor. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Neither nor. 4. Which of the following is an example of a negative clause? A) I believe so. B) I am afraid so. C) I don't think so. D) I think so. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) I don't think so. 5. Which word completes the sentence?Neither of ..... likes rap music. A) Them. B) Then. C) Any. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Them. 6. Do the towns and cities have enough cycle lanes? A) Well, there are some, but not enough. B) Well, there are some ones, but not enough. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Well, there are some, but not enough. 7. Asked if she sang, she said she ..... A) Sang. B) Did. C) Do. D) Did sing. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Did. 8. He took the golden plates and washed ..... very carefully. A) Each of they. B) Each of the all. C) Each one. D) The ones. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Each one. 9. You don't work as hard as (a) A) A. YOU SHOULD. B) YOU DO. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A. YOU SHOULD. 10. Although I could have gone to university, I ..... A) Didn't. B) Haven't. C) Won't. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Didn't. 11. As a child, Aunt Livia often played with her dollhouse. A) Aunt Livia. B) A child. C) Dollhouse. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Aunt Livia. 12. Which of the following is an example of negative substitution? A) No, I'm afraid not. B) I think so. C) I don't believe so. D) Yes, I believe so. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) No, I'm afraid not. 13. What is the significance of using 'so' in conversation? A) To agree. B) To disagree. C) To clarify. D) To confuse. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To agree. 14. She didn't remember to take the rubbish out, and ..... A) Nor he did. B) Neither did he. C) He didn't too. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Neither did he. 15. What is the public transport like in your area? A) It's better than it used to. B) It's better than it used to be. C) It's better than used to being. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It's better than it used to be. 16. He doesn't go out as often as he ..... A) Used so. B) Used to go. C) Used to. D) Used do. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Used to. 17. Where ..... you last night around supper time? A) Was. B) Were. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Were. 18. In the example 'Will they finish the project on time? Yes, I believe so', what does 'so' replace? A) The entire clause. B) The verb. C) The question. D) The project. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The entire clause. 19. The company may close, but I hope ..... A) It isn't. B) Not. C) Doesn't. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Not. 20. What type of clauses can 'not' be used with in substitution? A) Interrogative clauses. B) Exclamatory clauses. C) Negative clauses. D) Affirmative clauses. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Negative clauses. 21. Finish with that book I lent you? (which part of the speach is taken out) A) Subject. B) Auxiliar verb. C) Auxiliar verb + subject. D) Artice. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Auxiliar verb + subject. 22. Are the towns and cities likely to introduce bike sharing schemes? A) I don't know, but I certainly hope to. B) I don't know, but I certainly hope so. C) I don't know, but I certainly hope. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) I don't know, but I certainly hope so. 23. Do the authorities need to provide more pavements in rural areas? A) Walking in the country can be dangerous so yes, they need to really. B) Walking in the country can be dangerous so yes, they need really. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Walking in the country can be dangerous so yes, they need to really. 24. "I'd like a cappuccino, please." "And I'll have ..... " A) Other please. B) The same kind. C) The same. D) It too. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The same. 25. 'He doesn't care about us.' 'I ..... because he never calls.' A) Don't guess so. B) Think not. C) Guess not. D) Haven't thought so. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Guess not. 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