English Language

English Grammar and Usage

2,711 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: Choose the incorrect sentence.

  1. I bank with my sister.

  2. I went to the bank with my sister.

  3. I can bank on my sister in times of need.
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

‘Bank with’ does not mean anything. ‘Bank on’ means 'to trust'.

Multiple choice

Directions: Choose the incorrect sentence.

  1. How often do you watch television?

  2. How often you watch television?

  3. How often did you watch television?
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

In interrogative sentences, the format is verb + subject + additional information. Option 2 is incorrect as it is following the format of simple statement. Other two options are correct.

Multiple choice

Directions: Choose the incorrect sentence.

  1. Children jumped into the water.

  2. Children are jumping into the water.

  3. Children are jumping on the water.
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Here, the first two options are correct because the preposition 'into' is used and it is used when motion is being indicated in a sentence, for example 'jumping'.

Multiple choice

Directions: Choose the incorrect sentence.

  1. Did they play football?

  2. Does they play football?

  3. Do they play football?
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

With plural pronoun, ‘do’ is used in the negative and interrogative sentences of present indefinite tense. Did is used in the negative and interrogative sentences of past indefinite tense. So, option 2 is incorrect.

Multiple choice

Directions: Choose the incorrect sentence.

  1. Are you blaming me for the loss?

  2. Did you blamed me for the loss?

  3. Did you blame me for the loss?
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Option 2 is 'incorrect' because here, 2nd form of the verb (did) has already been used to ask the question, then again 2nd form of the verb (blamed) is used which is incorrect. So, option 3 is correct where after 'did' only first form of the verb (blame) is used.

Multiple choice

Directions: Choose the incorrect sentence.

  1. He has been living in this house for five years.

  2. He had been not living in this house for five years.

  3. He had not been living in this house for five years.
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Option 1 is correct because it is in correct format of past perfect continuous tense (had been+ present participle). Option 2 is incorrect because it is not following the correct format of the negative sentence. But it should be like option 3 which is in the correct format (had not been + present participle i.e. first form of verb + ing).

Multiple choice

Directions: Choose the incorrect sentence.

  1. Has she gone to the temple?

  2. Has she been going to the temple for five days?

  3. Had she not went to the temple for five days?
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Option 1 and 2 are correct as 1 is in correct format of interrogative sentence of present perfect and 2 is in the correct format of interrogative sentence of Present perfect continuous tense. But 3 is not following the correct format of past perfect continuous tense. Correct format is: had + objective pronoun (she) + not + been + present participle (going) + additional information (to the temple for five days) + ?

Multiple choice

Directions: Identify the correct idiom or phrase to complete the sentence.

The arrival of my father on my birthday was a____________.

  1. soaring sight

  2. sight for sore eyes

  3. soaring eye sight

  4. sore in eye sight

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

'A sight for sore eyes' means something or someone that is welcome, pleasing, or comforting to see, especially after a long absence or difficult experience. It's about visual relief and emotional pleasure.

Multiple choice

Directions: Choose the sentence(s) that change(s) the voice of the following sentence. She gave me a pen. (i) I was given a pen by her. (ii) A pen was given to me by her.

  1. Both 'i' and 'ii'

  2. Only 'i' but not 'ii'

  3. only 'ii' but not 'i'

  4. neither 'i' nor 'ii'
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

When the verb in the active voice takes two objects, the direct and indirect objects, object may become the subject of the passive voice. Hence, both the sentences can be passive of the given sentence.