This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Discourse > Ellipsis And Substitution – Quiz 3 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Ellipsis And Substitution Quiz 3 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. You didn't call your mum, and you ..... A) Should have called. B) Had. C) Should have. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Should have. 2. I don't know if I'll pass all my exams but I ..... A) Hope to. B) Hope. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hope to. 3. I'm studying for the exams, but not as much as I ..... A) Am. B) Should. C) Would. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Should. 4. A:'Did they finally find the keys?' B:'I ..... , because they didn't call asking for help.' A) 'm sure of that. B) Know so. C) Guess so. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Guess so. 5. In the context of ellipsis, what does the term 'auxiliary' refer to? A) Main verbs. B) Helping verbs. C) Adjectives. D) Nouns. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Helping verbs. 6. "Do you have time to answer a few questions?" "I'm afraid ..... " A) So. B) That. C) Not. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Not. 7. A:'Are you going to Warsaw for your holiday?' B:'We ..... , but we're still not sure.' A) Do. B) Might. C) Will. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Might. 8. I will have read the novel by Monday, or at least I hope ..... A) Not. B) So. C) Read it. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) So. 9. She should get a job but she (a) A) A. WON'T. B) DIDN'T. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A. WON'T. 10. 'He doesn't like us.' 'I ..... because he never smiles to us.' A) Don't guess so. B) Guess not. C) Think not. D) Think he does not like us. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Guess not. 11. I've never been to New Zealand but one day I ..... A) Will. B) Have. C) 'll do. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Will. 12. Has your country introduced strict regulations for private hire transport, such as taxis? A) They must, but I don't know the details. B) They must have, but I don't know the details. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) They must have, but I don't know the details. 13. Which of the following is an example of affirmative substitution? A) I'm afraid not. B) No, I don't think so. C) Yes, I believe so. D) I don't think so. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Yes, I believe so. 14. I love my car. ..... has many nice features. A) It's. B) Its. C) It. D) Itself. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) It. 15. I want a pizza with pepperoni, and my sister wants one [ ..... ] mushrooms. A) Which has. B) With. C) That has got. D) With has. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) With. 16. He really loves you but he won't ..... because he is too arrogant. A) Tell so. B) Say so. C) Tell. D) Say he does. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Say so. 17. In this game, you ..... win ..... lose. It depends on you. A) Either or. B) Neither nor. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Either or. 18. "Can you lend me a coat?" "I'm sorry, I don't have ..... " A) Either. B) It. C) Neither. D) One. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) One. 19. I've never been to Australia, but I'd ..... A) Go to. B) Love to. C) Do. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Love to. 20. A:'Did she get hurt?' B:' ..... I'll call her later to ask.' A) I hope not. B) Not. C) I'm sure not. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) I hope not. 21. Jennifer and her brother picked up ..... father's birthday present. A) His/her. B) Her. C) Their. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Their. 22. We didn't make a profit but our rivals ..... A) Did it. B) Did too. C) Did. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Did. 23. She wanted a small portion of pasta, but her friend ordered [ ..... ]. A) A pizza. B) A large one. C) Big one. D) Largest. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A large one. 24. Do drivers generally obey the rules of the road? A) Well, most drivers do obey, but some don't obey. B) Well, most drivers do, but some don't. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Well, most drivers do, but some don't. 25. Which word completes the sentence? ..... boy brought a coat. A) Neither. B) Either. C) Both. D) None of the above. 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