English Language

English Grammar and Usage

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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 softskills communication
  1. You will be read the book

  2. You will be reading the book

  3. You were be reading the book

  4. You was be reading the book.

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

Future continuous 'You will be reading the book' correctly describes ongoing future action. 'You will be read' incorrectly uses past participle instead of present participle, 'You were be reading' misuses past tense with 'be', and 'You was be reading' uses wrong auxiliary 'was' with 'be'.

Multiple choice softskills communication
  1. Who has been created this mess?

  2. By whom has this mess been created?

  3. By whom this mess is being created?

  4. By whom is this mess being created?

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

The active sentence "Who is creating this mess?" is in the present continuous tense. Its passive form is "By whom is this mess being created?". The other options use incorrect tenses or word order.

Multiple choice softskills communication
  1. Every morning I was greeted cheerfully.

  2. I am greeted cheerfully by them every morning.

  3. I am being greeted cheerfully by them every morning.

  4. Cheerful greeting is done by them every morning to me.

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

The active sentence is in the simple present tense ("greet"). Its passive equivalent must use "am/is/are" followed by the past participle ("I am greeted"). The other options use incorrect tenses or structures.

Multiple choice softskills communication
  1. Your shoes are needed to clean properly.

  2. You are needed to clean your shoes properly.

  3. Your shoes need to be cleaned properly.

  4. Your shoes are needed by you to clean properly.

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

The active sentence "You need to clean your shoes properly" is correctly converted to the passive voice as "Your shoes need to be cleaned properly." The other options are grammatically awkward or incorrect.

Multiple choice softskills communication
  1. brought, brought

  2. brought, bought

  3. bought,brought

  4. bought,bought

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

The correct sequence is 'bought' (past tense of 'buy' - purchase) and 'brought' (past tense of 'bring' - transport). You would have purchased (bought) sweets, and the sweets were transported (brought) yesterday. Option B has them backwards, and options A and D repeat the same verb incorrectly for the different actions.

Multiple choice softskills communication
  1. If you return my book back, I will not repeatedly ask you.

  2. If you return my book, I will not repeatedly ask you.

  3. If you return my book, I will not repeatedly ask you again.

  4. If you return my book back, I will not repeatedly ask you again.

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

'Return' already contains the meaning of 'back', so 'return back' is redundant. Similarly, 'repeatedly' means 'again and again', so 'ask you again' is redundant. Option B avoids both redundancies by using 'return' alone and 'repeatedly ask' without the unnecessary 'again'. This tests proper word choice and avoiding pleonasm.

Multiple choice softskills communication
  1. beside, besides

  2. besides, beside

  3. beside, beside

  4. besides, besides

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

'Beside' is a preposition meaning 'at the side of' or 'next to'. In both instances, the sentence refers to physical location (next to Monica and next to the candy stand). 'Besides' means 'in addition to' or 'apart from', which does not fit the spatial context of the sentence.

Multiple choice softskills communication
  1. If you return my book back, I will not repeatedly ask you.

  2. If you return my book, I will not repeatedly ask you.

  3. If you return my book, I will not repeatedly ask you again.

  4. If you return my book back, I will not repeatedly ask you again.

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

'Return' means to give something back, so adding 'back' again is redundant ('return back'). Option B is correct: 'If you return my book, I will not repeatedly ask you.' Options A and D add the redundant 'back'. Option C adds unnecessary 'again' at the end.

Multiple choice softskills communication
  1. beside, besides

  2. besides, beside

  3. beside, beside

  4. besides, besides

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

"Beside" means "next to" and indicates physical position. "Besides" means "in addition to" or is a conjunctive adverb. The first blank describes where the speaker sat relative to Monica ("sat beside" = sat next to). The second blank describes the guy's position relative to the candy stand ("beside the candy stand" = next to it). Both require "beside."

Multiple choice softskills communication
  1. brought, brought

  2. brought, bought

  3. bought,brought

  4. bought,bought

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

"Buy" means to purchase. "Bring" means to transport something with you. The sentence suggests the speaker regrets not purchasing ("should've bought") the sweets that they ended up transporting ("brought") yesterday. This creates a coherent meaning: I should have purchased what I ended up carrying.

Multiple choice technology testing
  1. Work to be done & work completed

  2. Work to be done & work not completed

  3. No work to be done & confirm on date scheduled

  4. None of the above

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

A YY order denotes that work is both scheduled (to be done) and already completed, aligning with industry usage where “YY” signals finished tasks versus pending or incomplete ones.

Multiple choice
  1. chatted

  2. will be chatting

  3. was chatting

  4. am chatting

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

The tense of the sentence is Present Continuous as it refers to an action going on at the time of speaking. The subject of the sentence is first person person singular. Here-ing form of verb with helping verb 'am' is to be used. Hence 'am reading' is the correct option.

Multiple choice
  1. will be looking

  2. will looks

  3. has been looking

  4. looked

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

The tense of the sentence is Future Continuous. It denotes an action as going on at some point in future. The subject of the sentence is third person singular. Here 'will be' with-ing form of the verb is to be used. Hence 'will be looking' is the correct option.

Multiple choice
  1. Closing the eyes and looking attentively at what goes on in the field of our vision, you will observe yourself.

  2. Closing the eyes and looking attentive at what goes on in the field of our vision, you will observe yourself.

  3. Closing the eyes and look attentively at what goes on in the field of our vision, you will observe yourself.

  4. Closing the eyes and looking attentively at what goes on in the field of our vision, you will observing yourself.

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

Option (1) is grammatically the most correct. Option (2) is incorrect because of adverbial error (looking attentive). Option (3) is incorrect as sentence is not parallel in construction (closing…look). Option (4) is incorrect because of the wrong sentence formation (you will observing yourself). Option (5) is incorrect as noun (eyes) has been changed to singular form.