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English Grammar and Usage | Set 1

1. ……. are a set of words which form a class in terms of their similarity of form, function and meaning.

Correct : C. word class

2. Identify an abstract noun from the words given below.

Correct : D. pain

3. The book was lying on the table.

Correct : A. book is a common noun

4. The jury has given its verdict.

Correct : A. jury is a collective noun

5. Identify noun in the sentence It will take all of your energy and will to be able to walk again.

Correct : D. energy

6. Does wood sink in water? (Which word is a material noun?)

Correct : D. wood

7. Don't forget _________ your homework!

Correct : B. to do

8. A………………… is a verb used in conjunction with main verbs to express shades of time and mood.

Correct : A. modal auxiliary

9. My grandmother is eighty-five, but she ……………… still read and write without glasses. (Ability)

Correct : A. can

10. . …………….. I come with you?

Correct : A. can

11. ………………. you help me with the housework, please? (Polite request)

Correct : C. could

12. There was a time when I ………….. stay up very late. (Past ability)

Correct : B. could

13. I really like watching old shows. _________ are some of the best things on TV. (Choose the correct demonstrative pronoun)

Correct : A. those

14. They bought new furniture for ____ house. (Choose the correct possessive pronoun)

Correct : B. their

15. I rode my bike, _________ has a headlight, home in the dark.

Correct : C. which

16. This table is made …………. wood.

Correct : A. of

17. I am worried_____ the exam.

Correct : B. about

18. ………………….is the study of the patterns of word forms.

Correct : B. morphology

19. A…………………….is a minimal grammatical unit in a grammatical system of language.

Correct : A. morpheme

20. He cut my hair ______ today than last time.

Correct : A. more quickly

21. Terry ____ sleeps in the afternoon. He considers it a waste of time

Correct : D. never

22. Find the correct form of the word to use in the sentence He explained the concepts ___ Giving him the prize was the ___ decision.

Correct : B. correctly, correct

23. Select the Correct Statements −

Correct : A. the inspector was never more sure of the fact that rajiv was lying.

24. Find the synonym of the word fostering

Correct : D. nurturing

25. Choose the correct synonym of the word banned

Correct : A. prohibit

26. Select the antonym of the word captivity

Correct : B. freedom

27. You can _______ words in a dictionary.

Correct : A. look up

28. Sorry I'm late. My car _______ petrol.

Correct : B. ran out of

29. Let's _______ that old box. We don't need it.

Correct : C. throw away

30. To play second fiddle (choose the correct meaning of this idiom)

Correct : C. to support the role and view of another person

31. To leave someone in a lurch

Correct : D. to desert someone in his difficulties

32. Un-jumble the following words to form a sentence. (A) exploded /(B) a powerful /(C) the station /(D) device /(E) outside

Correct : A. bdaec

33. Un-jumble the following words to form a sentence. (A) free time /(B) with /(C) little /(D) left her /(E) her job

Correct : B. edbca

34. Arrange the following jumbled words to form a meaningful sentence and select the correct option.

Correct : C. important

35. Unjumble the following words/phrases to form a coherent sentence. (A) by keeping /(B) oblige me /(C) your /(D) to yourself /(E) suspicion

Correct : B. baced

36. dirty – always – floor – Ellie – leaves– the – on – her – socks ( choose the correct sentence)

Correct : A. ellie always leaves her dirty socks on the floor.

37. how – their task – long – been – doing – have – they? (choose the correct sentence)

Correct : C. how long have they been doing their task?

38. Choose the correct sentence:

Correct : D. people in south america love football very much.

39. Change into passive! George had repaired many cars before he received his mechanic's license.

Correct : A. many cars had been repaired by george before he received his mechanic's license.

40. Change into indirect speech; Raisa: "Could you bring my book tonight?"

Correct : B. she asked me to bring her book that night.

41. If you hadn’t been late for work, the boss wouldn’t have gotten furious. From that sentence we know the fact that truly happened is ...

Correct : C. he/she was late for work that the boss got furious on her/him.

42. ________________ she tried really hard, she lost the race.

Correct : A. although

43. ________________ he didn't know what to say, he said nothing.

Correct : A. because

44. _____ as the students had completed their exams, their parents rewarded their efforts by giving them a trip to Paris.

Correct : A. in as much

45. We will have finished our homework _____ they arrive.

Correct : B. by the time

46. They received a high mark on their exam _____ they had studied hard.

Correct : A. because

47. ______ she saves a lot, she won't be able to afford that house.

Correct : A. even if

48. _____ he loves music so much, he decided to go to a conservatory.

Correct : A. since

49. _______________ he claims that he is innocent, everyone knows he is guilty

Correct : A. while

50. A _______ consists of a group of words which contains a subject and a verb.

Correct : A. clause

51. The process of transforming or changing of sentences into different forms without changing the meaning of the sentence is known as ________ of sentences.

Correct : C. transformation

52. _______ clauses function on its own to make a meaningful sentence.

Correct : B. independent

53. Any sentence which states a fact or a statement is known as a ________ sentence.

Correct : A. declarative

54. A sentence which expresses a request or a command is called as an _____ sentence.

Correct : C. imperative

55. Sentences that express strong, excited feelings or emotions is known as an exclamatory sentence.

Correct : B. exclamatory

56. ____________ is a statement that is followed by a mini-question.

Correct : C. tag questions

57. Mini-questions or short questions at the end of a statement are known as _______.

Correct : A. question tags

58. The _______ one uses while pronouncing a tag question could change the meaning of tag questions in spoken language.

Correct : A. intonation

59. In English, ______ expresses the relationship of the subject to the verb.

Correct : B. voice

60. _______ refers to reporting someone else’s statement in your own words without changing the meaning of the statement.

Correct : A. indirect speech

61. Indirect speech is also known as _________.

Correct : A. reported speech

62. A ____________ sentence is a sentence which consists of only one clause, a single subject and predicate.

Correct : A. simple

63. The verb present in the reporting speech is known as the ________.

Correct : B. reporting verb

64. If the reporting verb is in the present or future tense, the verb in the reported speech is not changed at all and this verb could be in ______ tense.

Correct : D. any

65. According to the degree of force used by the speaker, a full stop or a ________ is used at the end of the sentence.

Correct : D. exclamatory mark

66. A __________ sentence consists of one independent clause and one or more dependent clauses.

Correct : B. complex

67. What is also called as a sign of interrogation?

Correct : A. question mark

68. A sentence containing at least two independent clauses is known as a ______ sentence.

Correct : C. compound

69. A __________ sentence does not contain any dependent clauses.

Correct : C. compound

70. _______ is a group of two or more words which we usually use together as a set phrase.

Correct : C. collocation

71. ______ collocations are those words that don’t match to many other words.

Correct : C. strong

72. _______ collocations are those words that have many other options.

Correct : D. weak

73. A linguistic element or grammatical structure that can be used repeatedly in a sequence is said to be _________.

Correct : B. recursive

74. _______ refers to the way verbs change their form in order to indicate at which time a situation occurs or an event takes place.

Correct : B. tense

75. If tense tells you when a particular action began, it is _______ that tells us whether an action was continuous, complete or something else.

Correct : D. aspect

76. One of the following is not an aspect in English. Which one is it?

Correct : D. movement

77. ___________ tense refers to events that have taken place in the past or an event that occurred continually in the past.

Correct : A. past

78. __________ tense refers to circumstances that exist now, or that have taken place over a period of time which includes the present.

Correct : B. present

79. ________ tense is used to express an action or events that will take place in the future.

Correct : C. future

80. A ______ verb is a verb that shows tense, number (singular or plural) or person.

Correct : A. finite

81. A verb form which is not affected by number or person is called _______.

Correct : B. non finite

82. ______ are termed as irregular verbs because they do not form the past tense in the regular manner but instead they make a change in the root vowel.

Correct : C. anomalous

83. Anomalous Finites refers to a group of ____ finites.

Correct : C. 24

84. In English grammar, _______ refers to the grammatical agreement between two words in a sentence.

Correct : C. concord

85. _______ is a part of speech that is used to qualify a noun or a pronoun.

Correct : B. adjective

86. Adjectives change in form in order to show comparison. These different forms of the adjective are known as _________.

Correct : A. degrees of comparison

87. The _______________ is used to compare between two items, groups or people.

Correct : A. comparative

88. The _______________is used to describe one item, group or a person.

Correct : A. comparative

89. The ___________ is used to describe three or more items, groups or people.

Correct : C. superlative

90. The ______________ is the adjective in its simplest form or the adjective itself.

Correct : B. positive

91. ____________ is a kind of language proficiency test question and it consists of mixed words or sentences written in a mixed order.

Correct : C. jumbled sentences

92. __________ is a group of sentences which conveys one main idea and it helps one to organize their thoughts during the process of writing.

Correct : B. paragraph

93. The topic sentence in a paragraph is also known as a ________.

Correct : C. key sentence

94. ________ expresses a continuous, completed action that had taken place in the past.

Correct : C. past perfect progressive

95. The closing sentence in a paragraph is also known as a _________.

Correct : A. transition sentence

96. Once you learn how to write a well structured paragraph, the next thing to be done is editing your _____.

Correct : B. draft

97. In a subject-verb concord, if the subject of the sentence is plural, the verb also must be ___.

Correct : B. plural

98. ________ indicates that an action began in the past and is still going on.

Correct : C. present perfect progressive

99. ____________ expresses things like universal truths, theories and principles, proverbs/sayings, characteristics, ordinary routine activities and professional activities. Eg: The sun sets in the West.

Correct : A. simple present