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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 replacing parts of speech transformation of sentences english

Choose the appropriate noun form of the underlined adjective to fill the blank: 
I met the businessman by _____________. The accidental meeting turned out to be quite lucky for me.

  1. accidental

  2. accident

  3. acceptance

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

The abstract noun form of the adjective, 'accidental' is 'accident'. 'Accidental' means happening by chance or unexpectedly. The related word, 'accident' means: An event which happens by chance or that which has no deliberate cause. Hence, option B is the correct answer.

Option A is incorrect as the word indicated there is the adjective form itself. 
Option C: The word, 'acceptance' is an abstract noun which means: General agreement that something is satisfactory or right. It also means the act of agreeing to an offer or invitation. As the meaning of this word is quite different from the word, 'accidental', this is not the correct answer.  
Option D: The word, 'accent' is a noun which means: A distinctive way of pronouncing a language, especially one associated with a particular country, area, or social class. As the meaning of this word is quite different from the word, 'accidental', this is not the correct answer.  

Multiple choice replacing parts of speech transformation of sentences english

Complete the following sentence using nominalisation of the underlined verb/adjective.
The telephone rang. The _________ of the telephone startled all of us.

  1. Ring

  2. Rang

  3. Ringing

  4. Rung
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

The correct answer is Option A.

In the given sentence we are to choose from the following options the correct nominalisation of the verb 'rang'.
Nominalisation is the noun form of a verb or an adjective.
Options B, C and D are incorrect because:
Option B: RANG is the past tense and is in the verb form.
Option C: RINGING is an adjective form.
Option D: RUNG is the past perfect tense form of the verb.
Option A: RING means the sound of the ringing bell or a telephone.
Hence Option A is the correct answer.

Multiple choice replacing parts of speech transformation of sentences english

Complete the following sentence using nominalisation of the underlined verb/adjective.
I am getting my book published. Its __________ will certainly shed the common superstitions about the subject.

  1. Publication

  2. Publishing

  3. Publicising

  4. Publifying
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

The correct answer is Option A.

We are to choose from the given options the correct nominalisation of the verb published.
Nominalisation refers to the noun form of a verb or an adjective.
Options B, C and D are incorrect because:
Option B: PUBLISHING is a verb that means dissemination of information and literature to the public.
Option C: PUBLICIZING is a verb form.
Option D: PUBLIFYING is also in the verb form which means the act of publishing.
Option A is the correct answer which is the noun form of the verb publish. It means the preparation or issuing of the book. It is correct in the given context and hence the correct answer.  

Multiple choice replacing parts of speech transformation of sentences english

Complete the following sentence using nominalisation of the underlined verb/adjective.
Boss has dismissed the minister's nephew. This __________ is going to cost him dearly.

  1. Dismiss

  2. Dismissing

  3. Dismission

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

The correct answer is Option D.

We are to complete the given sentence by using the nominalisation of the verb 'dismissed'.
Nominalisation is the noun form of a verb or an adjective.
Options A and B, DISMISS and DISMISSING are both verb forms. 
Option C: DISMISSION is the noun form but exactly a correct word to use.
Hence these options are incorrect.
Option D 'DISMISSAL' is the correct noun form of the form and also satisfies the meaning of the given sentence.

Multiple choice replacing parts of speech transformation of sentences english

Complete the following sentence using nominalisation of the underlined verb/adjective.
This contestant is really beautiful. Her __________ has mesmerised even the jury.

  1. Beautification

  2. Beauty

  3. Beautifulness

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

Nominalization is the process of turning a verb or adjective into a noun. The noun form of the adjective 'beautiful' is 'beauty'.

Multiple choice replacing parts of speech transformation of sentences english

Rewrite using the verb form of the underlined noun:

These mangoes have a sweet smell.

  1. These mangoes smell sweet.

  2. These mangoes smellfully sweet.

  3. The smelling mangoes are sweet.

  4. The mangoes are sweet smell.
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

The tense of the original sentence should never be changed. In this sentence, 'smell' has been used as a noun as if the sweet smell is a quality of the mangoes.
Option A is correct because the word 'smell' suggests the action of smelling. That is why it is a verb.
Option B is incorrect because the word smellfully does not exist.
Option C is incorrect because smelling is used an an adjective.
Option D is incorrect because the sentence construction is in itself wrong.

Multiple choice

When something is the object of the sentence it means____________

  1. It is doing the action

  2. It is being acted upon

  3. It owns something

  4. It is with another pronoun
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

In grammar, the object of a sentence is the person or thing that receives the action performed by the subject. The subject performs the action, and the object receives it.

Multiple choice

What is an object pronoun?

  1. When the pronoun is the object of the sentence

  2. When the pronoun is the subject of the sentence

  3. When the pronoun shows ownership

  4. When the pronoun is the subject and the object

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

An object pronoun is used when the pronoun is the recipient of the action in a sentence. Examples include me, you, him, her, it, us, and them.

Multiple choice

What is a subject pronoun?

  1. When a pronoun acts as the subject of a sentence

  2. When the pronoun shows ownership

  3. When the pronoun acts as the object of a sentence

  4. When a pronoun is the subject and the object
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

A subject pronoun is used when the pronoun serves as the subject of a sentence. These pronouns perform the action of the verb.

Multiple choice framing questions transformation of sentences english

Convert the given statement into a yes/no question. Ensure that the meaning of the sentence remains unchanged as far as possible. 

They had been playing in the garden this afternoon. 

  1. Had they been playing in the garden this afternoon?

  2. Have they been playing in the garden this afternoon?

  3. Will they be playing in the garden this afternoon?

  4. Should they be playing in the garden this afternoon?
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

'Yes/No' questions are those questions which start from helping verbs like was, are, were, is, etc. 

In such a case, the order is Verb + Subject + Object. In the given sentence, 'Had' is the verb, 'they' is the subject and 'garden' is the object. 
Thus, option A is the correct answer.