This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Discourse > Ellipsis And Substitution – Quiz 2 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Ellipsis And Substitution Quiz 2 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. After finishing her homework, Emily went to the park, and her brother [ ..... ] to the library. A) Had gone. B) Had went. C) Left to go. D) Went. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Went. 2. What is the purpose of using 'do' in ellipsis? A) To replace nouns. B) To replace adjectives. C) To replace adverbs. D) To replace verbs. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To replace verbs. 3. He really loves you, but he won't ..... because he is too proud. A) Tell so. B) Tell. C) Say so. D) Say it so. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Say so. 4. A:'Please, be careful.' B:'Don't worry, I ..... A) Think so. B) Might. C) Will. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Will. 5. Which of the following is a correct example of reduced infinitives? A) I want to run. B) I want to dance. C) I want to swim. D) I want to play. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) I want to dance. 6. "Do you go jogging every day?" "I used ..... '' A) So. B) Not. C) To. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To. 7. Simon broke his brother's computer but he didn't (a) A) A. MEAN TO. B) MEAN TO BREAK. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A. MEAN TO. 8. Didn't see the footbal match last night, did you? A) Subject. B) Auxiliary verb. C) Auxiliary verb+ subject. D) Article. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Subject. 9. "Will Tom be coming? '' "I assume ..... unless he's got something else to do." A) So. B) That. C) Not. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) So. 10. What do you like to do ..... night. A) In. B) At. C) On. D) To. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) At. 11. What is the first rule of substitution with 'so'? A) Omitting nouns. B) Negative substitution. C) Omitting verbs. D) Affirmative substitution. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Affirmative substitution. 12. We cut some staff and other departments ..... A) So. B) Did it. C) Did the same. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Did the same. 13. After dinner, I'll wash the dishes, and you [ ..... ] the table. A) Cleaning. B) Cleans. C) Clearing. D) Clear. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Clear. 14. We tried to book a vacation online, but we couldn't find we wanted. A) What. B) Where. C) It. D) A holiday. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) What. 15. Which phrase is used for negative clauses with 'think'? A) I don't think so. B) I think not. C) I am afraid not. D) I do not believe. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) I don't think so. 16. We use electric cars, but we still have some ..... \{choose the best answer\} A) Petrol ones. B) Ones. C) Petrol. D) Petrol cars. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Petrol ones. 17. Jack might pass the exam, but I don't think ..... A) Not. B) So. C) It. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) So. 18. What does the second rule of ellipsis allow you to omit? A) The auxiliary verb. B) The subject. C) The main verb. D) The infinitive verb phrase. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The infinitive verb phrase. 19. The red car is fast, but the blue one is [ ..... ]. A) Slow. B) Quickerest. C) Slowest. D) Slowerest. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Slow. 20. Harry did his homework, even though he ..... A) Didn't want. B) Didn't want to. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Didn't want to. 21. "Will Giovanni be coming? '' "I assume ..... unless he's got something else to do." A) So. B) That. C) Not. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) So. 22. Although I could have gone to university, I (a) A) A. DIDN'T. B) HAVEN'T. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A. DIDN'T. 23. Pierangelo might pass the exam, but I don't think ..... A) Not. B) So. C) It. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) So. 24. "Do you think they will come tomorrow?" "I don't imagine ..... " A) To. B) So. C) Not. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) So. 25. Because this dollhouse is almost 300 years old, it is historically important. A) This dollhouse. B) 300 years. C) Important. D) None of the above. 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