Grammar True or False
Instructions: Read each statement carefully and mark whether it is True (T) or False (F).
- 1.
'Their going to the store' is grammatically correct.
- 2.
'The dog wagged its tail happily' is grammatically correct.
- 3.
'Between you and I' is grammatically correct.
- 4.
'She did well on the exam' is grammatically correct.
- 5.
'Each of the students have their own desk' is grammatically correct.
- 6.
'Who did you call?' is grammatically correct.
- 7.
'The team is playing well today' is grammatically correct.
- 8.
'I could care less' means you don't care at all.
- 9.
'Fewer than ten items' is correct when referring to countable things.
- 10.
'The data shows a clear trend' is grammatically correct.
- 11.
'Me and John went to the park' is grammatically correct.
- 12.
'She is taller than me' is grammatically correct.
- 13.
'There is a lot of books on the shelf' is grammatically correct.
- 14.
A sentence should never end with a preposition.
- 15.
'The committee have reached their decision' is correct in British English.
- 16.
'Irregardless' is a standard English word.
- 17.
'The weather affects my mood' uses 'affects' correctly.
- 18.
You should always use 'which' instead of 'that' in formal writing.
- 19.
'Neither the cat nor the dogs were hungry' is grammatically correct.
- 20.
'He literally exploded with anger' is used correctly.
Answer Key
It should be 'They're going to the store.' 'Their' is possessive, while 'they're' is a contraction of 'they are.'
'Its' (without an apostrophe) is the correct possessive form. 'It's' means 'it is.'
It should be 'between you and me.' After prepositions like 'between,' we use object pronouns (me, him, her), not subject pronouns (I, he, she).
'Well' is correct here as an adverb modifying the verb 'did.' 'Good' is an adjective and would be incorrect in this position.
'Each' is singular, so it should be 'Each of the students has his or her own desk.' The verb must agree with 'each,' not 'students.'
Strictly speaking, it should be 'Whom did you call?' because 'whom' is the object of the verb 'call.' However, 'who' is widely accepted in informal speech.
In American English, collective nouns like 'team' typically take singular verbs, so 'is' is correct.
The correct expression is 'I couldn't care less,' meaning you care so little it's impossible to care any less. 'I could care less' literally means you still have some caring left.
'Fewer' is used for countable nouns (items, people, dollars), while 'less' is used for uncountable nouns (water, time, money as a concept).
While 'data' was historically plural (datum being singular), modern usage widely accepts 'data' with a singular verb, especially in everyday English.
It should be 'John and I went to the park.' When used as a subject, 'I' is correct. A good test: remove 'John and' — you'd say 'I went,' not 'Me went.'
While 'She is taller than I' is technically more formal, 'She is taller than me' is accepted in standard modern English usage.
It should be 'There are a lot of books on the shelf.' The verb must agree with 'books' (plural), not 'lot.'
This is a common myth! Ending a sentence with a preposition is perfectly acceptable in English. 'What are you looking for?' is correct and natural.
In British English, collective nouns like 'committee' often take plural verbs when emphasizing the individual members. American English typically uses singular verbs.
'Irregardless' is considered nonstandard. The correct word is 'regardless.' The prefix 'ir-' creates a double negative with the suffix '-less.'
'Affect' is typically a verb meaning 'to influence,' while 'effect' is typically a noun meaning 'result.' Here, 'affects' (verb) is correct.
'That' introduces restrictive (essential) clauses, while 'which' introduces non-restrictive (extra info) clauses. Both have distinct, important roles.
With 'neither...nor,' the verb agrees with the nearest subject. Since 'dogs' is plural and closest to the verb, 'were' is correct.
'Literally' means 'in a literal sense' — actually, truly. Since he didn't physically explode, the correct word would be 'figuratively,' or simply omit 'literally.'