Test Your Basic English Grammar for Business Emails- 21 Questions with Instant Score !

📧 Business Email Grammar Quiz

Test your professional email writing skills with 21 questions

Evaluate Your English for Professional Communication: 21 Interactive MCQs on Business Email Grammar

Mastering business English grammar is essential for clear, professional communication. Whether you're drafting emails in HR, IT, Chemical, or Import-Export, this 21-question quiz tests your skills in tense usage, punctuation, subject-verb agreement, and formal tone through real-world email scenarios. Sharpen your grammar and make every email impactful.

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SECTION 1: SALUTATION & PUNCTUATION

Question 1

Which is the correct way to address a known male recipient in a formal email?

A) Dear Mr. Shah Sir,

B) Dear Mr. Shah,

C) Dear Mr. Rahul,

D) Dear, Mr. Shah

✓ Correct Answer: B

"Mr." is always followed by surname; comma is required; "Sir" is redundant in this context.

Question 2

You are emailing a client to confirm a meeting. Which opening sentence is correctly punctuated?

A) I hope this email finds you well.

B) I hope this email finds you well

C) I hope this email finds you well!

D) I hope this email finds you well;

✓ Correct Answer: A

A complete sentence requires a period. Others have missing or incorrect punctuation.

Question 3

In a Business Management email to stakeholders, select the proper adverb placement:

A) We have successfully the project completed.

B) We have completed successfully the project.

C) We have successfully completed the project.

D) We successfully have completed the project.

✓ Correct Answer: C

The adverb "successfully" is correctly placed before the main verb "completed" for emphasis.

SECTION 2: SUBJECT-VERB AGREEMENT & VERB FORMS

Question 4

For a Training email in Import-Export, choose the correct plural form:

A) Please review the document's before signing.

B) Please review the documents before signing.

C) Please review the document before signing.

D) Please review the documents' before signing.

✓ Correct Answer: B

Plural "documents" without apostrophe is correct. Options with apostrophes are incorrect, and option C is singular.

Question 5

Identify the correct version (IT context):

A) "The IT team resolve the server outage immediately yesterday."

B) "The IT team resolved the server outage immediately yesterday."

C) "The IT team has been resolving the server outage immediately yesterday."

D) "The IT team was resolved the server outage immediately yesterday."

✓ Correct Answer: B

Correct past tense usage. Other options have wrong tense or incorrect passive voice structure.

Question 6

Which sentence is correct for reporting in a professional context?

A) We submitted all required documents yesterday.

B) All required documents submitted by us yesterday.

C) We were submitted all the required documents yesterday.

D) We have been submitted all the necessary documents yesterday.

✓ Correct Answer: A

Simple past "submitted" is correct. Other options have incorrect tense or structure.

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Question 7

Complete this sentence with the correct gerund (project timeline context):
"I look forward _____ from you regarding the project timeline."

A) to hear

B) to hearing

C) hearing

D) hear

✓ Correct Answer: B

A gerund is required after "look forward to". Other options are grammatically incorrect.

SECTION 3: PHRASAL VERBS & CONTEXTUAL USAGE

Question 8

Complete the sentence naturally (Import-Export example):
"We will _____ the shipment status and update you by tomorrow."

A) follow up

B) follow in

C) follow at

D) follow out

✓ Correct Answer: A

"Follow up" is the correct phrasal verb. Other combinations are meaningless in this context.

Question 9

During a training email in the HR industry, which formal salutation is grammatically appropriate for a group?

A) Dear Team,

B) Dear team

C) Dear Team;

D) Dear team:

✓ Correct Answer: A

Capitalized "Team" with a comma is required for formality. Other options are incorrect.

Question 10

Complete this professional email sentence:
"Please _____ the training schedule and inform all participants accordingly."

A) look into

B) get over

C) call off

D) turn down

✓ Correct Answer: A

"Look into" conveys checking or reviewing. Other phrasal verbs change the meaning inappropriately.

SECTION 4: ATTACHMENTS & SENTENCE COMPLETION

Question 11

Select the grammatically correct sentence regarding attachments (corporate email):

A) Please find attached the annual financial report for your review.

B) Please find the attached annual financial report for your review.

C) Attached please find the annual financial report for your review.

D) Please finds attached the annual financial report for your review.

✓ Correct Answer: B

B is the most grammatically correct as “the attached” clearly modifies “report”; A and C are acceptable but less formal or old-fashioned; D is wrong because “finds” is incorrect in the imperative.

Question 12

"Kindly provide me _____ the revised project plan by end of day."

A) with

B) to

C) at

D) in

✓ Correct Answer: A

"Provide me with" is the correct prepositional phrase. Other prepositions are grammatically wrong.

Question 13

Select correct article usage (administration email):

A) We scheduled a meeting with HR manager tomorrow.

B) We scheduled the meeting with the HR manager tomorrow.

C) We scheduled a meeting with the HR manager tomorrow.

D) We scheduled meeting with HR manager tomorrow.

✓ Correct Answer: C

"A meeting with the HR manager" has correct article usage. Other options are missing articles or incorrect.

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SECTION 5: ARTICLES, CONDITIONALS & MODALS

Question 14

Choose the correct option (conditional usage):

A) Should you have any questions, feel free to contact me.

B) You should have any questions, feel free to contact me.

C) If you should have any questions, feel free to contact me.

D) Should you have any query, feel free to contact.

✓ Correct Answer: A

Conditional inversion is correct and professional. Other options are not standard or incomplete.

Question 15

Identify correct modal usage (IT project email):

A) You must submit the weekly report by Friday.

B) You can submit the weekly report by Friday.

C) You should submit the weekly report by Friday.

D) You might submit the weekly report by Friday.

✓ Correct Answer: C

"Should submit" is professional and appropriate. "Must" is too strong, "can" is too weak, "might" is uncertain.

SECTION 6: SENTENCE STRUCTURE, COMPARATIVES & TENSES

Question 16

Select the proper comparative adjective (IT/Security Industry):

A) This protocol is more safer than the previous one.

B) This protocol is safer than the previous one.

C) This protocol is more safe than the previous one.

D) This protocol is safest than the previous one.

✓ Correct Answer: B

"Safer" is the proper comparative form. Other options are redundant or use wrong forms.

Question 17

"The faculty team _____ the curriculum update last week." (Education Industry)

A) completes

B) completed

C) completing

D) complete

✓ Correct Answer: B

Simple past "completed" is correct with "last week". Other tenses are incorrect.

Question 18

Identify the correct sentence (HR follow-up):

A) We have scheduled the performance review meeting for Monday at 10 AM.

B) Scheduled we have the performance review meeting for Monday at 10 AM.

C) We scheduled have the performance review meeting for Monday at 10 AM.

D) We have scheduled meeting the performance review for Monday at 10 AM.

✓ Correct Answer: A

Correct word order. Options B, C, and D disrupt proper syntax.

Question 19

Complete the leave-taking closing sentence (formal):
"Looking forward to _____ your response. Best regards,"

A) receive

B) receiving

C) to receiving

D) to receive

✓ Correct Answer: B

Gerund "receiving" follows "looking forward to". Other options are grammatically incorrect.

Question 20

Complete the corporate update:
"Kindly provide _____ the software deployment progress by end of day."

A) update on

B) an update on

C) update

D) the update on

✓ Correct Answer: B

"An update on" is proper phrasing. Other options are incomplete or awkward.

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Question 21

In an IT-Training email about online modules, which has correct quotation marks?

A) Complete the module titled "Cybersecurity Basics."

B) Complete the module titled Cybersecurity Basics.

C) Complete the module titled "Cybersecurity Basics".

D) Complete the module titled 'Cybersecurity Basics.'

✓ Correct Answer: A

Quotation marks around title with period inside is correct. Other options have incorrect punctuation.

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