Subject

English Grammar

English grammar is the structure of expressions in the English language. This includes the structure of words, phrases, clauses and sentences. There are certain differences in grammar between the standard forms of British English, American English and Australian English, although these are inconspicuous compared with the lexical and pronunciation differences.

Quizzes in English Grammar

Idioms & Phrases

What is the correct sense of Cut a long story short?

a person cannot easily change their true character
to withdraw from a promise or agreement
to tell only the main points
to reveal, publish, or make something noticeable

Correct answer(s):

to tell only the main points

Idioms & Phrases

What idea is usually expressed by Bring something to a close?

to hurry or start moving faster
to finish or end something
to make sense or be logically correct
to suffer the worst part of something

Correct answer(s):

to finish or end something

Idioms & Phrases

In English usage, what is meant by Cut no ice?

to have no effect or influence
renewed energy or a fresh chance to live better
to support someone or confirm what they say
to persuade someone to agree

Correct answer(s):

to have no effect or influence

Idioms & Phrases

What does Build castles in the air mean in common English?

to communicate an idea clearly
threatening in words but not harmful in action
to make unrealistic dreams or plans
to finish something before a deadline

Correct answer(s):

to make unrealistic dreams or plans

Idioms & Phrases

Which option shows the proper meaning of Cut out for?

naturally suited for a particular role or work
a way to ask what someone is thinking
to listen with full attention
to finish or end something

Correct answer(s):

naturally suited for a particular role or work

Idioms & Phrases

Select the best meaning for the phrase Call for.

to make progress or become successful
at the proper time, not immediately
one’s husband, wife, or life partner
to require or demand something

Correct answer(s):

to require or demand something

Idioms & Phrases

Pick the correct interpretation of Call off.

to cancel something
to have a friendly relationship with someone
disorganized or scattered everywhere
the hidden or implied meaning

Correct answer(s):

to cancel something

Idioms & Phrases

Choose the meaning that fits Call on.

to mean or suggest indirectly
someone who criticizes without practical experience
to ask someone to speak, answer, visit, or act
impossible to obtain or too difficult to achieve

Correct answer(s):

to ask someone to speak, answer, visit, or act

Idioms & Phrases

The idiom Carry out is closest in meaning to which option?

to start doing something seriously
to perform or complete a task
a very difficult job or challenge
to boast about one’s own achievements

Correct answer(s):

to perform or complete a task

Idioms & Phrases

Which choice defines Catch sight of most accurately?

to contact someone
very healthy and strong
to see something briefly
to have something as the main point or result

Correct answer(s):

to see something briefly

Idioms & Phrases

Which option best explains the idiom Come about?

to become involved in difficulty or punishment
by chance, either fortunately or unfortunately
to happen
born into a rich or privileged family

Correct answer(s):

to happen

Idioms & Phrases

What is the figurative meaning of Come forward?

to remove or throw away something unwanted
to offer help or information
at a point where an important choice must be made
to stop working or fail to function

Correct answer(s):

to offer help or information

Idioms & Phrases

Choose the correct meaning of Break out.

to fail to reach a standard or amount
a way to ask what someone is thinking
to withdraw from a promise or agreement
to start suddenly

Correct answer(s):

to start suddenly

Idioms & Phrases

What does the phrase Come off usually suggest?

to defeat or overpower someone or something
very slowly
to enter a place by force
to succeed or happen as planned

Correct answer(s):

to succeed or happen as planned

Idioms & Phrases

Which choice best matches the idiomatic use of Be all ears?

to tell only the main points
to make progress or become successful
to listen with full attention
to make sense or be logically correct

Correct answer(s):

to listen with full attention

Idioms & Phrases

Which answer gives the closest meaning of Be beside oneself?

to be overwhelmed by strong emotion
to have no effect or influence
to have a friendly relationship with someone
threatening in words but not harmful in action

Correct answer(s):

to be overwhelmed by strong emotion

Idioms & Phrases

What idea is usually expressed by Be in a fix?

naturally suited for a particular role or work
to be in a difficult situation
to mean or suggest indirectly
at the proper time, not immediately

Correct answer(s):

to be in a difficult situation

Idioms & Phrases

What does Be on the alert mean in common English?

to show or treat something as well as it deserves
to be watchful and ready for danger or action
to start doing something seriously
disorganized or scattered everywhere

Correct answer(s):

to be watchful and ready for danger or action

Idioms & Phrases

Select the best meaning for the phrase Bear fruit.

to solve the problem or work successfully
to produce good results
to contact someone
someone who criticizes without practical experience

Correct answer(s):

to produce good results

Idioms & Phrases

Pick the correct interpretation of Bear the brunt.

sad or unhappy
to become involved in difficulty or punishment
to suffer the worst part of something
a very difficult job or challenge

Correct answer(s):

to suffer the worst part of something