This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Discourse > Ellipsis And Substitution – Quiz 4 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Ellipsis And Substitution Quiz 4 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. A:'Are you going to buy the house?' B:'We ..... , but we finally decided that it was too expensive.' A) Will. B) Are. C) Won't. D) Were. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Were. 2. I've never been to Africa but one day I ..... A) Will. B) Have to. C) Do. D) Will go. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Will. 3. ..... Charly ..... Bill will write the report. Just ask one of them. A) Either or. B) Neither nor. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Either or. 4. Which word completes the sentence?Feel free to talk to ..... us. A) Both. B) Either of. C) Neither of. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Either of. 5. The family that owns the house loaned its treasure to the library. A) The library. B) The family. C) The house. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The family. 6. I don't know if I'll pass all my exams but I (a) A) A. HOPE TO. B) HOPE. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A. HOPE TO. 7. He's studying for his exams. \{choose the best response\} A) Excellent, he really needs to study for his exams. B) Excellent, he really needs to. C) Excellent, he really needs. D) Excellent, he really needs to study. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Excellent, he really needs to. 8. Alex loves playing the guitar, and Tom does [ ..... ]. A) Two. B) Too. C) Does also. D) Also too. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Too. 9. When Sarah asked for a cookie, I gave [ ..... ] to her. A) A cookie. B) Cookies. C) One. D) Ones. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) One. 10. Which of the following verbs can be replaced with 'do' in ellipsis? A) Run. B) Pass. C) Dance. D) Cry. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Pass. 11. Our main competitor produces a small electric car and we produce a very similar ..... A) One. B) That. C) It. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) One. 12. Which part can you take out Have you seen my new jacket around here? A) Have. B) Have you. C) Have you seen. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Have you. 13. In the context of ellipsis, which verb is usually kept when omitting repeated words? A) Adverb. B) Adjective. C) Main verb. D) Auxiliary verb. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Auxiliary verb. 14. What is the purpose of using 'so' in affirmative substitution? A) To replace nouns. B) To replace verbs. C) To replace repeated clauses. D) To replace adjectives. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To replace repeated clauses. 15. What is the first rule of ellipsis regarding repeated words? A) Omitting repeated words. B) Omitting adjectives. C) Omitting nouns. D) Omitting auxiliary verbs. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Omitting repeated words. 16. Harry did his homework, even though he (a) A) A. DIDN'T WANT TO. B) DIDN'T WANT. C) DIDN'T WANT TO DO. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A. DIDN'T WANT TO. 17. James enjoys swimming, but Mary doesn't [ ..... ]. A) Likes it. B) Like it. C) Liking it. D) Enjoying it. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Like it. 18. Companies that cooperate are more successful than those that are unwilling to ..... A) Do. B) Do so. C) Did so. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Do so. 19. His father believed ..... his son ..... his friend. He thought that both were lying. A) Either or. B) Neither nor. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Neither nor. 20. Which word goes in the space?Neither my uncle ..... my aunt could come to the party. A) Nor. B) Or. C) And. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Nor. 21. What is the main function of ellipsis in sentences? A) To replace nouns. B) To simplify sentences. C) To clarify meaning. D) To add complexity. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To simplify sentences. 22. As soon as he started smoking, Emiko asked him not ..... A) So. B) To. C) Do it. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To. 23. I know I said I would go with you, but I won't ..... A) Be able to do. B) Be able so. C) Be able to. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Be able to. 24. Which of the following is NOT a rule of ellipsis? A) Omitting repeated words. B) Omitting adjectives. C) Replacing verbs with do. D) Using 'so' for substitution. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Omitting adjectives. 25. As soon as he started smoking, Jane asked him not ..... A) So. B) To. C) Do it. D) None of the above. 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