Raymond Murphy essential grammar in use

Pronouns 
1. Some North American food is very 
good, but I don’t like most of … 
A) it B) them C) they D) you 
2. A hippopotamus spends most of … 
time in the water of rivers and lakes. 
A) it’s B) its C) their D) theirs 
3. My friends asked to borrow my car 
because … was in the garage for repairs. 
A) their B) them C) theirs D) it 
4. The work had to be finished by my boss 
and … after the store had closed for the 
night. 
A) I B) me C) my D) he 
5. A bird used … wings to fly. 
A) their B) it’s C) its D) it 
6. The Harbour Inn is my favourite old 
hotel. … been in business since 1933. 
A) It B) Its C) It is D) It’s 
7. Everyone has … own ideas. 
A) her B) them C) their D) its 
8. If anyone calls, please ask … to leave a 
message. 
A) them B) they C) her D) it 
9. Nobody can always do whatever … in 
life. 
A) they please B) she pleases 
C) it pleases D) them please 
10. I looked up some information about 
the average American family. I found out 
that … of 2.3 children. 
A) it consists B) they consist 
11. The crowd became more and more 
excited as the premier’s motorcade 
approached. … began to shout and wave 
flags in the air. 
A) It B) They 
12. The class is too small. … going to be 
cancelled. 
A) It is B) They are 
13. Olga, you drew a picture of …, didn’t 
you? 
A) herself B) himself C) yourselves
D) yourself 
14. When one draws a picture of …, it is 
called a self-portrait. 
A) her B) my C) its D) oneself 
15. I took my books with … 
A) me B) himself C) itself
D) themselves 
16. Now that their children are grown, Mr 
and Mrs Grayson live … 
A) themselves B) by them
C) them D) by themselves 
17. All of you did a good job. You should 
be … 
A) proud of yourself
B) entertained yourself 
C) feeling sorry for yourselves 
D) proud of yourselves 
A child needs to learn how to get along 
with (18) … people, how to spend (19) … 
time wisely, and how to depend on (20) … 

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18. A) other B) another 
C) the other D) others 
19. her B) their 
C) his D) themselves 
20. A) him B) his 
C) it D) themselves 
21. … the students in our class speak 
English well. 
A) One of B) Most 
C) Every of D) Almost all 
22. … athletes take part in the Olympics. 
A) A thousands of B) Two thousands 
C) Thousand D) Thousands of 
23. I live in … apartment. 
A) a two rooms B) a two-room 
D) two-room D) two rooms 
24. Some people like coffee, with their 
breakfast, while … prefer tea. 
A) other B) the other 
C) another D) others 
25. One city I would like to visit is Paris. 
… is Rome. 
A) Other B) The other 
C) Another D) Others 
26. A: How often do you travel to 
Portland? 
B: Every … month.
A) other B) another
C) the other D) others 
27. Thank you for inviting me to the 
picnic. I’d like to go with you, but I’ve 
already made … plans. 
A) other B) another 
C) the other D) every other 
28. Could I borrow your pen? I need to 
write a check, but I have nothing to write 
with … than this pencil.
A) other B) another 
C) the other D) others 
29. A: I talked to Sam … day. 
B: Oh? How is he? I haven’t seen him for 
ages. 
A) other B) another 
C) the other D) others 
30. My niece, Kathy, ate one cookie after 
… until she finished the whole box. 
A) other B) another
C) the others D) others 
31. There are three colours that I 
especially like. One is blue and … are 
white and brown. 
A) others B) the other 
C) another D) the others 
32. I have two candy bars. I want only one 
of them. Would you like …? 
A) others B) the other 
C) another D) the others 
They have three children. One has 
graduated from college and has a job. (33) 
… is at Yale University. (34) … is still 
living at home. 
33. A) other B) another 
C) the other D) others 
34. other B) the other 
C) others D) another 
35. I will be here for … three years. 
A) other B) the other 
C) another D) the others 
36. I need … five dollars. 
A) other B) another 
C) the other D) others 
Chapter 9, 10 
Modals 
1. Janet will … help you tomorrow. 
A) may B) can
C) ought to D) be able to 
2. I … be lying on a beach in India than 
sitting in class right now. 
A) had better B) would rather 
C) must D) used to 
3. When I was a child, I … take a 
flashlight to bed with me so that I could 
read comic books without my parents’ 
knowing about it. 
A) was used to B) should 
C) had better D) would 
4. Illiteracy is still a problem in my 
country, but it … much worse. 
A) used to being B) was used to be 
C) would be D) used to be 
5. I … see Central Park from my 
apartment. 
A) can B) may 
C) might D) am used to 
6. A: Where’s that cold air coming from? 
B: Someone … the door open. 
A) should have left B) must have left 
C) had to leave D) may leave 
7. A: Why didn’t Diane come to the phone? 
I know she was home when I called. 
B: I don’t know. She … her hair when 
called. Who knows? 
A) must be washing
B) might have been washing 
C) must have been washing

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D) should have been washing 
8. Alex has a test tomorrow that he 
needs to study for. He … TV right now. 
A) shouldn’t be watching
B) mightn’t be watching 
C) mustn’t have been watching
D) needn’t have been watching 
9. Look at all the people standing in line 
to get into that movie. It … a good movie. 
A) may be B) should have been 
C) could be D) must be 
10. A: Is Jeff a good student? 
B: He … . I don’t know him well, but I 
heard he was offered a scholarship for 
next year. 
A) must be B) could be
C) may be D) can’t be 
11. A: I need to get to the airport. 
B: You … take the airport bus. It’s 
cheaper than a taxi. 
A) will have to B) should 
C) must have D) needn’t 
12. A: I took a taxi to the airport and it 
cost me a fortune. 
B: You … the airport bus. 
A) could take B) must have taken 
C) needn’t have taken
D) should have taken 
13. You … take care of that cut on your 
hand soon, or it will get infected. 
A) may B) should 
C) would rather D) had better 
14. In order to be a good salesclerk, you 
… be rude to a customer. 
A) don’t have to B) mustn’t 
C) wouldn’t D) don’t need
15. If you encounter a growling dog, you 
… show any signs of fear. If a dog senses 
fear, it is more likely to attack a person. 
A) needn’t show B) can’t show 
C) shouldn’t have shown D) mustn’t 
16. Bats … see in order to avoid 
obstacles. They can navigate in complete 
darkness. 
A) mustn’t B) can’t 
C) shouldn’t D) don’t have to 
17. A person … become rich and famous 
in order to live a successful life. 
A) needn’t B) don’t have to 
C) mustn’t D) can’t 
18. … I borrow your pen, please? 
A) Must B) Need 
C) Could D) Should 
19. … you pass the salt? 
A) Will B) May 
C) Shall D) Do 
20. I … to go now. I have a class in ten 
minutes. 
A) should B) must 
C) am used D) have got 
Chapter 13 
Relative clause 
1. Algebra problems contain letters … 
stand for unknown numbers. 
A) who B) what C) whose D) which 
2. The taxi driver … took me to the airport 
was friendly. 
A) which B) whom C) whose D) who 
3. The people … we visited yesterday were 
very nice. 
A) whom B) which C) when D) what 
4. The book … I read was good. 
A) what B) where C) whose D) – 
5. The picture … she was looking … was 
beautiful. 
A) which/- B) that/- C) what/at
D) -/at 
6. The candidate … I voted … didn’t win 
the election. 
A) which/- B) who/for C) -/-
D) whom/- 
7. Olga wrote on a topic …
A) which she knew nothing 
B) what she knew nothing 
C) that she knew nothing about it. 
D) she knew nothing about. 
8. The doctor … examined the sick child 
was gentle. 
A) that B) whom C) whose D) which 
9. Yesterday I ran into an old friend … I 
hadn’t seen … for years. 
A) who/him B) which/-
C) whom/- D) that/her 
10. I am reading a book … was written by 
Jane Austen. 
A) which it B) that they C) - D) which 
11. I read about a man … keeps chickens 
in his apartment. 
A) whom B) who C) that he D) – 
12. Choose the correct sentence. 
A) I enjoyed the book that you told me to 
read it. 
B) Almost all of the people appear on 
television wear makeup. 
C) In one corner of the marketplace, an old 
man who playing a violin. 

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D) People who work in the hunger 
program estimate that 3500 people in 
the world die from starvation every day 
of the year. 
13. I apologized to the woman … coffee I 
spilled. 
A) who B) whose C) whom D) that 
14. The man poured a glass of water on 
his face … beard caught on fire when he 
lit a cigarette. 
A) whom B) that C) which D) whose 
15. I read about a child … life was saved 
by her pet dog. 
A) whose B) - C) which D) when 
16. That is the restaurant … I will meet 
you. 
A) when B) which C) where D) what 
17. That is the drawer … I keep my 
jewellery. 
A) which B) where C) what D) whose 
18. The town is small … I grew up. 
A) where B) which C) when D) what 
19. July is the month … the weather is 
usually the hottest. 
A) where B) what C) who D) when 
20. The house was destroyed in an 
earthquake ten years ago … I was born 
and grew up. 
A) when B) which C) where D) what 
21. There was a time … movies cost a 
dime. 
A) where B) what C) whom D) when 
22. A café is a small restaurant …
A) where people can get a light meal
B) when people can get a light meal then 
C) where people can get a light meal 
there 
D) which people can get a light meal 
23. One of the people … I admire most in 
the history of the world is Gandhi. 
A) which B) whose C) what D) that 
24. I enjoyed talking to the people … we 
had dinner last night. 
A) who with B) whom
C) which D) with whom 
25. The Mississippi river, … flows south 
from Minnesota to the Gulf of Mexico, is 
the major commercial river in the United 
States. 
A) that B) which C) what D) – 
26. Choose the correct sentence. 
A) A river, which is polluted, is not safe 
for swimming 
B) The rice, which we had for dinner last 
night, was very good. 
C) Goats, which were first tamed more 
than 9,000 years ago in Asia, have 
provided people with milk, meat and wool 
since prehistoric times. 
D) I live in a town, which is situated in a 
valley. 
27. There is someone … I want you to 
meet. 
A) whom B) which C) where D) what 
28. Everything … he said was pure 
nonsense. 
A) whom B) whose C) where D) – 
29. Paula was the only one … I knew at 
the party. 
A) which B) whose C) where D) – 
30. Scholarships are available for those … 
need financial assistance. 
A) which B) whom C) who D) – 
31. He … laughs last laughs best. 
A) which B) whom C) who D) – 
32. Every neighbourhood in Brussels has 
small cafes … customers drink coffee and 
eat pastries. 
A) which B) when C) whom D) where 
33. I’ll never forget the day … I met you. 
A) where B) in which C) that D) whom 
34. The building … is very old. 
A) that he lives B) which he lives
C) which he lives in D) he lives 
35. The students raised their hands … 
names were called. 
A) who B) whom C) whose D) – 
36. The person … I’m looking at is Peter 
Lo. 
A) which B) where C) when D) – 
Chapter 13 complete 
1. I’m using a sentence … contains an 
adjective clause. 
A) what B) who C) which D) whose 
2. The students … sit in the front row are 
from China. 
A) whom B) who C) which D) whose 
3. The taxi driver … took me to the airport 
was friendly. 
A) that B) whose C) which D) – 
4. The man … Ann brought to the party is 
standing over there. 
A) which B) whom C) whose D) where 
5. The topic … Omar talked about was 
interesting. 

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A) what B) whose C) which D) whom 
6. I must thank the people … 
A) whom I got a present 
B) I got a present from them 
C) that I got a present
D) who I got a present from 
7. Did you hear about the earthquake … 
occurred in California? 
A) who B) what C) whom D) that 
8. The woman … I was dancing … 
stepped on my toe. 
A) which/with B) who/- 
C) that/- D) -/with 
9. The man … wallet was stolen called 
the police. 
A) who B) whom C) whose D) which 
10. I returned the money … I had 
borrowed … from my roommate. 
A) which/it B) which/-
C) what/- D) that/- 
11. In our village, there were many 
people … didn’t have much money. 
A) who B) whom C) which D) – 
12. I still remember the man who … 
taught me to play the violin when I was 
young. 
A) he B) - C) which D) that 
13. Was the package … you got in the 
mail from your parents? 
A) whose B) what C) that D) whom 
14. Mr North teaches a class for 
students … native language is not 
English. 
A) who B) whom C) which D) whose 
15. The students … were absent from 
class missed the assignment. 
A) which B) whose C) who D) whom 
16. 1960 is the year … the revolution 
took place. 
A) which B) when C) where D) whose 
17. His new shirt didn’t fit, so Dan took 
it back to the store … he had bought it. 
A) where B) which C) when D) what 
18. There came a time … the miser had 
to spend his money. 
A) which B) when C) where D) whose 
19. I’ll never forget the day … I saw you 
for the first time. 
A) which B) where C) on which D) 
whom 
20. I grew up in a small town … is 
located in the south of our country. 
A) where B) when C) what D) which 
21. That company currently has five 
employees all of … are computer experts. 
A) them B) whose C) whom D) which 
22. Last night the orchestra played three 
symphonies one of … was Beethoven’s 
Seventh. 
A) whom B) which C) them D) it 
23. I have two roommates, neither of … 
native languages is English. 
A) whose B) who C) whom D) which 
24. This semester I had to buy fifteen 
books, most of … were very expensive. 
A) whose B) which C) what D) whom 
25. They own an original Picasso painting, 
the value of … is more than a million 
dollars. 
A) it B) what C) which D) whose 
26. My roommate never picks up after 
herself, … irritates me. 
A) who B) whom C) what D) which 
27. She usually came to work late, … 
upset her boss. 
A) who B) where C) which D) whom 
28. The plane was met by a crowd of three 
hundred people, some of … had been 
waiting for more than four hours. 
A) which B) whom C) what D) them 
29. I come from a city … in the southern