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

bring, brought, _____________________

  1. brong

  2. bring

  3. brung

  4. brought
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

The sequence is base form, past tense, and past participle. The past participle of 'bring' is 'brought'.

Multiple choice

begin, began, ________________

  1. begin

  2. begun

  3. bagan

  4. beginned
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

The sequence is base form, past tense, and past participle. The past participle of 'begin' is 'begun'.

Multiple choice

Report: "Where are we?"

  1. He wonders where we were.

  2. He wonders where were we.

  3. He wondered where we were.

  4. He wonders where he was.
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

When reporting a question in the past, the tense shifts back. 'Where are we' becomes 'where we were'.

Multiple choice

Report: "I'll call you later."

  1. He said he calls me later.

  2. He says he would call me later.

  3. He said he would call me later.

  4. He says to call me later.
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

The future 'will' shifts to 'would' in reported speech. Option C correctly applies this shift.

Multiple choice

'What are they doing?' = She wondered __________

  1. what they are doing.

  2. what they were doing.

  3. what are they doing.

  4. what were they doing.

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

Reported questions must use statement word order (subject-verb). 'What they were doing' is correct.

Multiple choice

you/ do/ what/ tomorrow morning?

  1. Are you what doing tomorrow morning?

  2. Doing what tomorrow morning are you?

  3. What are you doing tomorrow morning?

  4. Tomorrow what you doing are ?
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

The question asks for the correct word order for a present continuous question. Option C follows the standard interrogative structure: Question Word + Auxiliary Verb + Subject + Verb-ing.

Multiple choice

move/ soon/ to a new house/ Jan and Bob

  1. Are Jan and Bob moving to a new house soon?

  2. Is Jan and Bob moving to a new house soon?

  3. Soon moving to a new house Jan and Bob?

  4. Have they moving soon to a new house?
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

The prompt asks for a question about future plans. Option A correctly uses 'Are' because the subject 'Jan and Bob' is plural.

Multiple choice

tonight/ Uncle Paul/ come over?

  1. Tonight is uncle Paul coming over?

  2. Is uncle Paul coming over tonight?

  3. coming over is tonight uncle Paul?

  4. Is tonight Paul uncle coming over?
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

The prompt asks to form a question. Option B follows the correct interrogative order: Auxiliary Verb + Subject + Verb-ing.

Multiple choice comparison of adverbs adverb english

Rewrite the sentence using the comparative degree of the adverb:

Ram runs fast now.

  1. Ram is running fast now.

  2. Ram runs fastly now.

  3. Ram runs faster now.

  4. Ram runs fastest now.
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Adverbs modify a verb, an adjective and sometimes another adverb in a sentence.
Some adverbs, like adjectives, have three degrees of comparison.
If the adverb is of one syllable, we form the comparative by adding er, and the superlative by adding est, to the positive; as, 'fast-faster-fastest'.
So, in this case, obviously Option C is correct as the comparative form of the adverb has been used.
Option A is incorrect because the adverb hasn't undergone any change in the degree of comparison.
Option B is incorrect because 'fastly' is an incorrect word.
Option D is incorrect because fastest is the superlative form.

Multiple choice

Which is correct?

  1. I shouldn't do it, but I have to.

  2. I shouldn't to do it, but I have.

  3. I shouldn't to do it, but I have to.

  4. I should do it, but I have to.
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Option A is grammatically correct. The other options incorrectly include 'to' after the modal 'shouldn't'.

Multiple choice

Which one is correct?

  1. I must to go shopping for buy a present.

  2. I must go shopping to buy a present.

  3. I must go shopping for buy a present.

  4. I must to go shopping to buy a present.
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Option B is correct. 'Must' is a modal verb and is followed by the base form of the verb without 'to'.

Multiple choice

What are you on about?

  1. What are you talking about? (rude)

  2. What are you doing?

  3. Where are you?

  4. What time will you get here?
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

What are you on about is a colloquial British expression used to ask someone to explain their confusing or nonsensical statement. It can be perceived as rude depending on the tone.

Multiple choice

This is the most biggest thing I've ever seen (WRONG)

  1. This is the most big thing I've ever seen

  2. This is the more bigger thing I've ever seen

  3. This is the biggest thing I've ever seen

  4. This is the most bigger thing I've ever seen
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

The superlative of 'big' is 'biggest'. Using 'most' with 'biggest' is redundant and grammatically incorrect.

Multiple choice

Your car is ______ than mine.

  1. biggest

  2. bigger

  3. big

  4. huge
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

When comparing two things, the comparative form is used. For 'big', the comparative is 'bigger'.