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
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be hanged
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is hanged
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have hanged
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have been hanged
A
Correct answer
Explanation
This is future passive voice: 'will be' + past participle. For execution by hanging, the correct past participle is 'hanged' (regular conjugation for this meaning). 'Hang' for suspension uses 'hung', but execution always uses 'hanged'.
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chose
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chosen
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choosing
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been chose
B
Correct answer
Explanation
The sentence requires passive voice: 'was' + past participle. 'Chosen' is the past participle of 'choose'. 'Chose' is simple past (active), 'choosing' is present participle, and 'been chose' is grammatically incorrect.
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wrote
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has written
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have written
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have been writing
A
Correct answer
Explanation
'Yesterday' indicates a specific past time, requiring simple past tense. 'Wrote' is the simple past of 'write'. Present perfect forms ('has written', 'have written') connect past to present and don't use specific time markers.
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is known
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knew
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is knowing
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has known
A
Correct answer
Explanation
The sentence uses passive voice meaning 'she is acquainted with me'. 'Is known' is the correct passive form. 'Knew' is active simple past, 'is knowing' is present continuous (stative verb 'know' doesn't usually use continuous), and 'has known' would require duration context.
B
Correct answer
Explanation
We use 'contented with' to express satisfaction with what one has. 'Contented at' and 'contented on' are not standard English patterns. 'As' would change the meaning entirely, suggesting he equals his lot rather than being satisfied with it.
B
Correct answer
Explanation
We say something is shining 'in' the sky when it's positioned within the visible space above. 'On' would imply resting on a surface, which the sky doesn't have. 'To' and 'of' don't make spatial sense here. The sun is located within the sky's expanse.
C
Correct answer
Explanation
for Tom’s – to Tom’s
It is future tense.
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was you
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did you
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were you
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are you
C
Correct answer
Explanation
Use of ‘yesterday’ shows that it is a past tense.
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Only (A)
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Only (B)
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Both (A) and (B)
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None of these
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Can't say
A
Correct answer
Explanation
The problem in the second sentence is of misplaced modifier which in the first clearly modifies the noun 'book' which had a black cover.
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Only (A)
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Can't say
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Both (A) and (B)
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None of these
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Only (B)
E
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Explanation
The meaning implied in the second sentence is that we understand the French easily and not the dealers speak it easily. So, (B) sentence places the modifying word 'easily' correctly.
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Only (A)
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Only (B)
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Both (A) and (B)
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None of these
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can't be determined
B
Correct answer
Explanation
Both the verbs stated should be in the same grammatical form.
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Only (A)
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Only (B)
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Both (A) and (B)
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None of these
A
Correct answer
Explanation
'One' is a pronoun in the subjective case that is always followed by its own form ''one or 'one's. He/she is incorrect.
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Only (A)
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Only (B)
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Both (A) and (B)
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None of these
B
Correct answer
Explanation
The sense conveyed is that she took barely six hours to finish her work. Hence, (2)
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Only (A)
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Only (B)
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Both (A) and (B)
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None of these
B
Correct answer
Explanation
The phrase 'raised in a town' modifies the pronoun 'it' in the first sentence. The connection seems illogical as 'it' was not raised in a town. The second statement provides the right noun which the phrase modifies.
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Only (A)
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Only (B)
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Both (A) and (B)
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None of these
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Can't be determined
B
Correct answer
Explanation
In sentence A to keep parallelism in the series (of pulse, of custard) you must also say 'of washing powder' or 'of' can be mentioned once in the beginning only, as done in sentence B.