English Language

English Grammar and Usage

2,780 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: Fill in the blank(s) with appropriate pronoun(s).

Ritu has eaten her lunch already, but I am saving _____ until later.

  1. her

  2. hers

  3. mine

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

"Mine" is a possessive pronoun that stands alone, replacing "my lunch". The sentence structure requires a possessive pronoun in the object position, not a possessive adjective like "my" which would need a noun after it. "Hers" would refer to Ritu's lunch, which doesn't fit the context.

Multiple choice

Directions: Rewrite the sentence given in the question as directed in the bracket.

Did you write a poem? (Change the voice)

  1. Had a poem been written by you?

  2. Did a poem being written by you?

  3. Was a poem written by you?

  4. Is a poem was written by her?
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

It is an interrogative form in past tense. The format is was/were + subject (object of the active voice) + past participle form of verb + prep by + object(subject of active form).

Multiple choice

Getting up, he walked away. (Change into compound sentence)

  1. While he got up, he walked away.

  2. He got up yet walked away.

  3. Although he got up, yet he walked away.

  4. He got up and walked away.
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

He got up and walked away. A compound sentence has two independent clauses or sentences which are joined by using a coordinating conjunction.