English Grammar Fundamentals
Test your knowledge of English grammar including sentence types, parts of speech, verb tenses, prepositions, pronouns, adjectives, and error spotting skills.
Questions
Directions: In the given question, select the option that expresses the central idea in the most clear, concise and correct manner.
- Even if only provisional, the rate of inflation has dropped sharply this week.
- The rate of inflation has dropped sharply this week, even though this figure might have been only provisional.
- The rate of inflation has dropped sharply this week, even though the figure may be only provisional.
- The rate of inflation has dropped sharply this week, even if it might be only provisional.
- The rate of inflation has dropped sharply this week even though the figure may be only provisionally so.
Directions: Select the option that expresses the central idea in the most clear, concise and correct manner.
- The differences of two groups in the party had reached a flashpoint.
- The differences within the two groups of the party had reached a flashpoint.
- The differences between the two groups of the party had reached a flashpoint.
- The differences in two groups between the parties had reached a flashpoint.
- The differences in the two groups of the party had reached a flashpoint.
Directions: Select the option that expresses the central idea in the most clear, concise and correct manner.
- But it can ignore hardly the long term impact of his rebellion and the message it sends to the party workers.
- But it can hardly ignore the long term impact of his rebellion and the message it sends to the party workers.
- But it cannot ignore the long term impact of his rebellion and the message it sends to the party workers.
- But hardly can it ignore long term impact of his rebellion and the message it sends to the party workers.
- But it hardly can ignore the long term impact of his rebellion and the message it sends to the party workers.
Directions: In the given question, select the option that expresses the central idea in the most clear, concise and correct manner.
There have been many less talented people who, both in the past and today, have imitated Frank Lloyd Wright’s style.
- There have been many less talented people who, both in the past and today, have imitated Frank Lloyd Wright’s style.
- Many less talented people, both in the past and today, have imitated Frank Lloyd Wright’s style.
- A great number of less talented people of today, as well as in the past, have imitated Frank Lloyd Wright’s style.
- There have been many less talented people, both today and in the past, who imitated Frank Lloyd Wright’s style.
- Many of the less talented people, both in the past and today, have imitated Frank Lloyd Wright’s style.
Directions: Select the correct option to identify the underlined part in the following sentence.
The mechanic was repairing the machine.
- Subject
- Verb
- Phrase
- Object
Directions: Select the correct option to identify the underlined part in the following sentence.
Children are playing in the room.
- Phrase
- Subject
- Object
- Verb
Directions: Choose the correct option to fill in the blank in the following sentence.
When the meeting began, everybody took ________.
- his seat
- their seat
- their seats
- one's seat
Directions: Choose the correct noun and fill in the blank.
I am wearing _________.
- spectacle
- spectacles
Directions: Identify the type of the following sentence:
Don’t go there.
- Assertive sentence
- Interrogative sentence
- Exclamatory sentence
- Imperative sentence
Directions: Identify the correct part of speech for the underlined word.
There came a giant to my door.
- noun
- verb
- adverb
- adjective
- pronoun
Directions: Mark the most suitable option to fill in the blanks to make a logical sentence.
Look, a man ________ (run) after the bus. He __________ (want) to catch it.
- was running, wanted
- is running, wants
- ran, wanted
- is running, want
Directions: Mark the most suitable option to fill in the blank to make a logical sentence.
We ___________ (try) hard for ten weeks to succeed in solving the puzzle, but there is no solution in sight.
- have been trying
- had been trying
- were trying
- are trying
Directions: Mark the most suitable option to fill in the blanks to make a logical sentence.
I always _______ (tell) you to comb your hair, but you never _______ (do) what I say.
- telling, do
- told, did
- tell, do
- tells, does
Directions: Mark the most suitable option to fill in the blank to make a logical sentence.
Look, the boys __________ (work) to finish the job by this evening.
- are hard working
- had been working hard
- are working hard
- work hard
Directions: Mark the most suitable option to fill in the blank to make a logical sentence.
He _______ (visit) this place yesterday along with his friends.
- visits
- has visited
- had visited
- visited
Directions: Mark the most suitable option to fill in the blank to make a logical sentence.
The train ________ (leave) New Delhi at 4.30 in the evening.
- leaves
- is leaving
- has left
- would leave
Directions: Select the correct sentence.
- Sahil is hard to hearing.
- Sahil is hard of hearing.
- Sahil is hard for hearing.
- Sahil is hard from hearing.
Directions: The following sentence tests your ability to recognise grammar and usage errors. The sentence contains either a single error or no error at all. The error, if there is one is underlined and lettered. If the sentence contains an error, select the one underlined part that must be changed to make the sentence correct. If the sentence is correct, select choice (E). In choosing your answer, follow the requirements of standard written English.
The boy (A) did many (B) acts of mischief in the party which (C) made his parents (D) very furious. (E) No error
- (A)
- (B)
- (C)
- (D)
- (E)
Directions: The sentence below has been divided into four parts. Identify the part having an error. If no part has an error, mark (5).
(1) Despite their insistence that he (2) will appear when (3) there is an important event, the President (4) schedules press conferences with the news media at his discretion. (5) No error
- (1)
- (2)
- (3)
- (4)
- (5)
Directions: The sentence below has been divided into four parts. Identify the part having an error. If no part has an error, mark (5).
(1) When reminded of his obligation under the rules, (2) he complied with the requirement that all graduate students (3) in education (4) should write a thesis. (5) No error
- (1)
- (2)
- (3)
- (4)
- (5)
Directions: Choose the correct type of adjective for the word in italics.
Hema is beautiful.
- adjective of quality
- adjective of quantity
- numeral adjective
- demonstrative adjective
Directions: Choose the word or phrase that can correctly complete the conversation.
I don’t have any letters for you today. I _______ tomorrow.
- have some
- may have some
- may have any
- have any
Directions: Choose the word or phrase that can correctly complete the conversation.
It isn’t getting any better. You should have ________ a specialist.
- consult to
- consulted
- consult with
- consult by
Directions: The following sentence has four parts marked from a to d. One of the parts may contain an error. Identify the part that contains the error and choose the letter corresponding to that part from the given options. If the sentence does not contain any error, choose option (e).
Today, the (a)/ weather is (b)/ fine and we (c)/ have a clean sky. (d)/ No error (e)
- (a)
- (b)
- (c)
- (d)
- (e)
Directions: The following sentence has four parts marked from a to d. One of the parts may contain an error. Identify the part that contains the error and choose the letter corresponding to that part from the given options. If the sentence does not contain any error, choose option (e).
Everybody, including Sushma (a)/ is devoting (b)/ two hours (c)/ to her studies. (d)/ No error (e)
- (a)
- (b)
- (c)
- (d)
- (e)