English Language

English Grammar and Usage

21 Questions

English grammar and usage form a critical component of language sections in competitive exams. This hub provides practice with fill in the blanks, prepositions, and appropriate word selection. Strong grammar skills are necessary to score well in verbal ability tests.

Fill in the blanksPrepositions usageConjunctions selectionSentence correction

English Grammar and Usage Questions

Multiple choice html
  1. selector

  2. attribute

  3. property

  4. decleration

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

In HTML syntax, 'attribute' is the correct term for the name='value' pairs inside element tags. The blank in '

' represents where the attribute name goes, followed by = and its value in quotes. A 'selector' is a CSS concept for targeting elements. A 'property' is CSS terminology. 'Declaration' is also CSS terminology referring to property-value pairs within style rules.

Multiple choice general knowledge
  1. Date

  2. Option

  3. Checkbox

  4. Layer

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

In the context of client-side JavaScript (Netscape era), 'external objects' referred to browser-specific interfaces for form elements. Checkbox was an external object representing HTML checkbox elements in the forms collection. Date is a built-in object, while Option and Layer represent other browser/DOM interfaces.

Multiple choice
  1. low, high

  2. florid, torrid

  3. lucid, objective

  4. absolute, perfect

  5. formal, concise

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

This option contains words 'lucid' and 'objective', which are appropriate to be used in context of letter to the editor. This is a perfect match for describing characteristics of letter to editor.