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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 inferences from the text reading comprehension english

Choose the option closest in meaning to the sentence given below:
"Having worked all day, I was tired last night."

  1. As I had worked all day, I was tired last night

  2. I worked tiringly hard all day yesterday

  3. Since I've worked all day, I am tired now

  4. Because I was tired last night, I worked all day
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Option A is the only sentence that captures the meaning of the given sentence and presents it in a clear, concise manner without adding any further errors. The other choices are incorrect because they either carry grammatical errors or change the meaning of the given sentence. Option A is the answer.

Multiple choice replacing parts of speech transformation of sentences english

Replace the adjective with the noun in the following:

My grandfather was a wealthy man.

  1. My grandfather was a man of wealth.

  2. My grandfather was wealthy.

  3. A wealthy man was my grandfather.

  4. My grandfather is a man of wealth.
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

An adjective is a word that modifies a noun or a pronoun. 'Wealthy' is the adjective given for the sentence. 

Adjectives are changed into nouns by slightly clipping the ending. Similar sounding words are created to find the missing noun. In the given sentence, 'wealth' is the noun made from adjective 'wealthy'. 
Thus, option A is the correct answer according to the rules.

Multiple choice replacing parts of speech transformation of sentences english

Choose the appropriate noun form of the underlined verb to fill the blank: 

She sings very beautifully. 
She is a great __________.

  1. artist

  2. singer

  3. singing

  4. sing
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B Correct answer
Explanation

The blank in the given sentence refers to a person. We know this because, the subject, 'She' is described by the blank. 

Options A and B are common nouns which refer to a person. 
Option A: An artist is a person who paints, draws or makes sculptures. It also refers to a person who creates things with great skills and imagination. Hence, this is not the correct option. 
Option B: A singer is a person who sings. Hence, this is the appropriate answer.
Option C is the present continuous form of the verb, 'sing' and not a noun. Hence, this option is incorrect.
Option D is a verb and not a noun. Hence, this option is incorrect. 

Multiple choice replacing parts of speech transformation of sentences english

Choose the appropriate noun form of the underlined verb to fill the blank: 

The soldier fought bravely.
He put up a brave _______.

  1. flight

  2. fighting

  3. fight

  4. fought
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

The noun form of 'fought' is 'fight', which means: A violent confrontation or a struggle. Hence, option C is correct.

Option B: The word, 'flight' is a noun which means: The action of flying through the air. It also refers to a journey by air, especially through a plane. These meanings are different from that of the verb, 'fight'. Hence, this option is incorrect. 
Option C is the present continuous form of the verb, 'fight' and not a noun. Hence, this option is incorrect.

Option D is the past tense form of the verb. 'fight' and not a noun. Hence, this option is incorrect. 

Multiple choice replacing parts of speech transformation of sentences english

Replace the underlined noun with the appropriate verb in the below sentence:
The detective's conclusion was that Shreyas was the murderer.

  1. The detective concluded that Shreyas was the murderer.

  2. The detective conclused that Shreyas was the murderer.

  3. The detective conclusated that Shreyas was the murderer.

  4. The detective conclued that Shreyas was the murderer.
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

The underlined word, 'conclusion' is a noun which means: The final part of something. It also means the opinion formed by someone after analysing all the available information. The associated verb is, 'conclude' which means: To judge or decide or opine something after analysing/thinking about it. The past tense form of the verb is 'concluded', as used in Option A, which is the correct answer. 

Options B, C and D are incorrect as there are no words such as 'conclused' or 'conclusated, or 'conclued' in the English language. These words carry no meaning.  

Multiple choice replacing parts of speech transformation of sentences english

Choose the appropriate noun form of the underlined verb to fill the blank: 
The coach explained the nuances of the forehand shot to the tennis player. 
After the ____________, the player could easily play the shot.

  1. explain

  2. explainin

  3. explanance

  4. explanation
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D Correct answer
Explanation

'Explained' is the simple past tense form of the verb, 'explain'. Its noun form is 'explanation'. Hence, option D is correct. 

Option A is incorrect as 'explain' is the verb form and not a noun.
Options B & C are incorrect as there is no word such as 'explainin' or 'explanance' in the English language. These don't carry any meaning. 

Multiple choice replacing parts of speech transformation of sentences english

Fill in the blank with an appropriate noun form of the underlined verb:

The lady kept conversing with her friend over the telephone for a long time.
At the end of the long ___________, she hung up the telephone.

  1. conversation

  2. converzation

  3. converser

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

'Conversing' is the present continuous form of the verb, 'converse'. Its noun form is 'conversation', which means: A talk, especially an informal one, between two or more people, in which news and ideas are exchanged. Hence, option A is correct. 

Options B, C and D are incorrect as there is no word such as 'converzation' or 'converser' or 'conversance' in the English language. These don't carry any meaning. 

Multiple choice replacing parts of speech transformation of sentences english

Choose the appropriate noun form of the underlined adjective to fill the blank: 
The athlete ran twice a week around the park. 
At the end of the ______ he used to have a glucose drink.

  1. rune

  2. run

  3. runnance

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

The noun form of the verb, 'run' is 'run'. Hence option B is correct. 

Option A: The word, 'rune' is a noun which refers to the letters of a particular alphabet used in Northern Europe in the past, which were believed to have magical powers. This has no relation to the word - 'run'. Hence, option A is incorrect. 
Options C and D and incorrect as there is no word such as 'runnance' or 'runner' in the English language. These words have no meaning.

Multiple choice replacing parts of speech transformation of sentences english

Complete the sentence with the correct form of the word in brackets:
She sat next to the window, gazing at the _________ (familiarity) view across the rooftops. 

  1. familiar

  2. familiarly

  3. familiary

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

The noun is a name of a person, place or a thing. The adjective modifies or describes the noun. The word 'familiarity' in the given sentence is a noun. The words ending with -ity can be changed into an adjective by dropping -ity from the end. Thus, the adjective form of 'familiarity' is 'familiar'.

Hence, option A is the correct answer. Options B, C, and D are incorrect as there are no such words. 

Multiple choice replacing parts of speech transformation of sentences english

Identify the adjective form of the given word in order to complete the sentence:
Since there were ________ (torrent) rains last night, the entire village was flooded. 

  1. torrentious

  2. torrentiable

  3. torrential

  4. torrenty
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

The noun is a name of a person, place or a thing. The adjective modifies or describes the noun. The word 'torrent' is a noun. Some words can be changed into an adjective by adding suffix - 'al' at the end of the word. Thus, the adjective form of the given word is 'torrential'. 

The given sentence would be completed by using an adjective 'torrential' which is modifying the noun 'rains'. 
Hence, option C is the correct answer. Options A, B, and D are incorrect answers. 

Multiple choice replacing parts of speech transformation of sentences english

Change the following sentence by replacing the main verb with a noun:

He teaches science in class.

  1. He is our science teacher.

  2. He is teaching science.

  3. In class, he teaches science.

  4. No change.
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

In the given sentence, the main verb is "teaches" (teach). 


In option B, teaching is the present continuous tense of the verb "teach". It is still a verb or action. Therefore, it is incorrect. C is incorrect as well since "teaches" is the same as the verb in the given sentence. It is an action and not a noun.

A noun is a word or phrase used to identify any class of people (doctor, lawyer, etc), places or things, or to name a particular one of these (proper noun).

Some verbs can be changed into noun by adding "-er" at the end. For example, the verb "play" becomes the noun "player". The noun form of the verb "teach" is "teacher". In option A teacher is a noun as it is a label used to identify the person "he" (the person is a "science teacher"). Therefore option A is correct.

Multiple choice replacing parts of speech transformation of sentences english

Replace the underlined noun with the appropriate verb in the below sentence:
Mr. John has made a heavy investment in our business.

  1. Mr. John has made a heavy investing in our business.

  2. Mr. John has made a heavy investigation in our business.

  3. Mr. John has invested heavily in our business.

  4. Mr. John has heavily investing in our business.
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

The word, 'investment' is a noun, whose verb form is 'invest'. Its past tense is 'invested', which means: Spent a lot of money to buy something which is likely to be profitable in future. The sentence, 'Mr. John has invested heavily in our business' as mentioned in option C is grammatically correct. 

Option A: Here, the continuous present tense form of the verb i.e. 'investing' has been used. However, it is used in the place of a noun. Hence, this is grammatically incorrect. 
Option B: The word, 'investigation' is a noun which refers to the process of conducting a systematic inquiry to examine facts and establish a truth. It is not a verb. Hence, this option is incorrect. 
Option D: The words, 'has heavily investing' is grammatically incorrect. The auxiliary verb, 'has' is to be used along with the participle form i.e 'invested'; Example: 'has heavily invested'. It cannot be used with the present continuous form i.e 'investing'. Hence, this option is incorrect.

Multiple choice replacing parts of speech transformation of sentences english

Replace the underlined noun with the appropriate verb in the below sentence:
The doctor has to pay attention to the elderly patients first.

  1. The doctor has to attention the elderly patients first.

  2. The doctor has to attend to the elderly patients first.

  3. The doctor has to be attentive to the elderly patients first.

  4. The doctor has to attent to the elderly patients first.
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

The underlined word, 'attention' is an abstract noun which means notice/thought/interest. The phrase, 'pay attention' means to watch, listen or notice something/someone with care or interest. The associated verb is, 'attend' which means: To help/provide service to someone as a part of one's job. The correct verb form is used in Option B, which is the correct answer. 

Option A: This is incorrect as the noun, 'attention' is used instead of its verb form. 
Option C: The word, 'attentive' is an adjective form of the word, 'attention' and not a verb. Hence, this is incorrect.
Option D: This is incorrect as there is no word such as 'attent' in the English language. It carries no meaning.

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.