This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Discourse > Ellipsis And Substitution – Quiz 5 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Ellipsis And Substitution Quiz 5 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. She said she could use a computer but it was obvious that she (a) A) A. COULDN'T. B) COULDN'T USE. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A. COULDN'T. 2. ..... Sue ..... Sara will help you with your homework. They are both busy at the moment. A) Either or. B) Neither nor. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Neither nor. 3. In substitution, what does 'I'm afraid not' indicate? A) Neutral response. B) Affirmative response. C) Negative response. D) Questioning response. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Negative response. 4. In the example 'My sister passed the test, but I didn't (pass the test)', what is being replaced? A) The subject. B) The main verb. C) The auxiliary verb. D) The object. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The main verb. 5. "Did you sue her?" "No, we were advised ..... " A) To. B) Not. C) Not to. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Not to. 6. This is my offer. You ..... take it ..... leave it. A) Either or. B) Neither nor. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Either or. 7. Although these gloves are long-lasting, they aren't my favorite . A) One. B) Pair. C) Type. D) Warm ones. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Pair. 8. We can't repair your car today but ..... tomorrow. A) We can repar it. B) We can. C) We repair. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) We can. 9. In the context of ellipsis, what is typically omitted? A) Supporting details. B) New information. C) Repeated words. D) Main ideas. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Repeated words. 10. You don't need to come if you don't ..... A) So. B) Do so. C) Want to. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Want to. 11. I'm not sure if we'll be successful, but I hope ..... A) That is. B) So. C) That. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) So. 12. When I go to the restaurant, I eat ..... fish ..... roast chicken. These are my favorite meals. A) Either or. B) Neither nor. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Either or. 13. You don't work as hard as ..... A) You should. B) You do. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) You should. 14. The family wanted their friends to see the house. A) Friends. B) The house. C) The family. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The family. 15. In the sentence 'I like apples, and she likes oranges', what word is omitted after 'apples'? A) And. B) So. C) Or. D) But. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) And. 16. A:'Is he coming with us?' B:'I ..... I don't really like him.' A) Hope doesn't. B) Hope not. C) Hope no. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hope not. 17. What does the term 'substitution' refer to in this context? A) Adding words. B) Changing words. C) Omitting words. D) Replacing words. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Replacing words. 18. The kids went on talking, even though I told them ..... A) To. B) Not to. C) That. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Not to. 19. I love dogs, and my brother even more ..... A) Not. B) That. C) So. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) So. 20. There were many flavors of ice cream, but not the you like. A) Kind. B) Pair. C) Same. D) One. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Kind. 21. We can win this game, but in order to ..... , we need to believe in ourselves. A) Do so. B) So. C) Do such. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Do so. 22. My motorbike has broken down so I might have to buy ..... \{choose the best sounding option\} A) A new bike. B) A new motorbike. C) A new. D) A new one. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A new one. 23. We can't repair your car today but (a) tomorrow. A) A. WE CAN. B) WE CAN REPAIR. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A. WE CAN. 24. A: "Are you going to buy the house?"B: "We ..... , but we finally decided that it was too expensive." A) Are. B) Were. C) Do. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Were. 25. In the context of substitution, what does 'not' replace? A) Adjectives. B) Nouns. C) Negative clauses. D) Affirmative clauses. 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