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

Past participle of “tread“

  1. trod

  2. trodden

  3. both 1 and 2 are correct

  4. none of the above

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

Tread is an irregular verb: tread-trod-trodden. 'Trodden' is the past participle form. Option A 'trod' is the simple past form, not the past participle.

Multiple choice

Past participle of “shed”

  1. shedded

  2. shed

  3. both 1 and 2 are correct

  4. none of the above

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

Shed is an irregular verb that keeps the same form for past participle. The base, past, and past participle are all 'shed'. Option A 'shedded' is an incorrect regularization.

Multiple choice

Past participle of “beget”

  1. be get

  2. be got

  3. be gotten

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

Beget is an irregular verb: beget-begat-begotten. 'Begotten' is the past participle form. Options A, B, and D are incorrect conjugations.

Multiple choice

Past participle of “cost”

  1. cost

  2. costed

  3. both 1 and 2 are correct

  4. none of the above
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Cost is an irregular verb that keeps the same form for past participle. The past participle of cost is 'cost', not 'costed'. In the meaning of estimating price, 'costed' can be used, but for the standard meaning of the verb, 'cost' is correct.

Multiple choice

Past participle of “cleave”

  1. cleft

  2. cloven

  3. both 1 and 2 are correct

  4. none of the above

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

Cleave has two different meanings with different past participle forms. For 'to split apart', the forms are 'cleft' and 'cleaved' (past). For 'to adhere/stick together', the past participle is 'cloven'. Both 'cleft' and 'cloven' are correct depending on meaning.

Multiple choice

Past participleof “lead”

  1. lead

  2. leaded

  3. both 1 and 2 are correct

  4. led
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Lead is an irregular verb: lead-led-led. The past participle is 'led'. Option A 'lead' (pronounced 'led') is the metal, not the verb form. Option B 'leaded' is only used for the metal-coating meaning, not the verb 'to guide'.

Multiple choice

Past participle of “let”

  1. let

  2. letting

  3. letted

  4. none of the above

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

Let is an irregular verb that keeps the same form for past participle. The base, past, and past participle are all 'let'. Option B 'letting' is the present participle/gerund form, not the past participle.

Multiple choice

Past participle of “dare”

  1. dare

  2. dared

  3. durst

  4. both 1 and 3 are correct
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

The verb 'dare' is a regular verb, so its past participle is formed by adding '-ed' to create 'dared'. In perfect tenses, we use 'have/has/had dared' (e.g., 'She has dared to challenge them'). This follows the standard conjugation pattern for regular verbs.

Multiple choice

Past participle of “be”

  1. am

  2. is

  3. been

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

The verb 'to be' is highly irregular and its past participle is 'been'. In perfect tenses, we use 'have/has/had been' (e.g., 'She has been working here for years'). 'Am', 'is', and 'was' are present and past tense forms, not the past participle needed for perfect constructions.

Multiple choice

Directions: Which of the following alternatives correctly rectifies the given sentence. If the sentence is correct as it is, choose option (1) as your answer.

With the exception of Anjali and I, everyone in office finished the work before the boss came.

  1. With the exception of Anjali and I, everyone in office finished the work before the boss came.

  2. With the exception of Anjali and me, everyone in office finished the work before the boss came.

  3. With the exception of Anjali and I, everyone in office had finished the work before the boss came.

  4. With the exception of Anjali and me, everyone in office had finished the work before the boss came.
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Pronoun usage: “Anjali and me”; Past perfect - “had finished”