English Language

English Grammar and Usage

2,711 Questions

English grammar and usage questions test fundamental sentence structure, correct verb forms, and accurate syntax. Topics include identifying grammatical errors, filling blanks with appropriate verbs, and changing narration. These are essential for the English language sections of competitive exams.

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English Grammar and Usage Questions

Multiple choice

Directions: Mark the correct usage among the sentences.

  1. Time is a greater healer.

  2. Time is a great healer.

  3. Time is great healer.

  4. None of these

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

Article 'a' is needed. But, the sentence reuires positive degree of adjective, not the comparative degree. Henmce, option 2.

Multiple choice

Directions: Out of the given sentences, mark if one or both is/are right.

(l) Look, the boys work hard to finish the job by this evening. (ll) Look, the boys are working hard to finish the job by this evening.

  1. If only sentence I is correct.

  2. If only sentence II is correct.

  3. If both are correct.

  4. If neither of the two is correct.
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

The action/activity is happening right now, continuous tense has to be used, which is used in sentence II (working).

Multiple choice

Directions: Out of the given sentences, mark if one or both is/are right.

(l) I was going to market when I saw my friend. (ll) I went to market when I saw my friend.

  1. If only sentence I is correct.

  2. If only sentence II is correct.

  3. If both are correct.

  4. If neither of the two is correct.
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Only sentence I is correct. Sentence II is incorrect because when indicates a point of time. 'I went to the market' is a process, not a point of time.