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

Which of the following is correct?

  1. What time is it? He asked

  2. What time it is he asked

  3. “What time is it?”, he asked

  4. “What time it is” he asked
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Option 3 is the correct usage. It is an interrogative case, so (?) is needed. Moreover, reported speech needs to be inserted in inverted commas.

Multiple choice

Directions: Fill in the blank with the correct tense of verb from the options given below.

He said that he _____ in the USA for seven years.

  1. have been

  2. had been

  3. has been

  4. can have been

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

When using reported speech with 'said' (past tense), the verb in the subordinate clause must be in the past perfect tense to show it happened before the speaking. 'Had been' correctly indicates the action was completed prior to the past moment of speaking.

Multiple choice

Directions: Fill in the blank(s) with correct tense of the verb from the options given below:

By the end of this month she ____ studying here for four years.

  1. will be

  2. will have

  3. will have been

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

Future perfect continuous 'will have been' correctly expresses an action that will continue up to a specific future time point. 'By the end of this month' marks when the four-year duration will be complete.

Multiple choice

Directions: Fill in the blank(s) with correct tense of the verb from the options given below:

By the end of this year, she _____ 400 horses.

  1. will be training

  2. will have been training

  3. would have train

  4. will have trained

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

Future perfect 'will have trained' indicates an action that will be completed by a specific future time. 'By the end of this year' sets the future deadline, and training 400 horses is a completable action.

Multiple choice

Directions: Fill in the blank(s) with correct tense of the verb from the options given below:

Hari _____ in a cottage for six years ever since he was born.

  1. had lived

  2. had been living

  3. both 1 and 2

  4. has been living

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

Both 'had lived' and 'had been living' are grammatically correct. 'Had lived' emphasizes the completed action, while 'had been living' emphasizes the continuous nature. Since both work in context, 'both 1 and 2' is the correct answer.

Multiple choice

Directions: Fill in the blank(s) with correct tense of the verb from the options given below:

There ______ some changes recently.

  1. has been

  2. have been

  3. had been

  4. would had

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

Present perfect 'have been' is correct because 'recently' indicates a connection to the present, and 'changes' is plural requiring 'have' not 'has'. The present perfect tense shows changes that happened in the recent past with present relevance.