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: Match the two parts of a conversation.

I'm thinking about taking a walk. How's the weather outside?

  1. It a bit chilly. You should wear a light jacket and maybe a cap too.

  2. It's a bit chilly. You should wear a light jacket and maybe a cap too.

  3. It's a bit chilled. You should wear a light jacket and maybe a cap to.

  4. It's but chilly. You should wear a light jacket and maybe a cap too.
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

The sentence is in present tense. 'It's' is the same as 'it is'. 'Too' indicates 'in addition' (to light jacket here).

Multiple choice

Directions: Match the two parts of a conversation.

Sometimes the news is so boring. It puts me to sleep.

  1. I agree. I finding it boring most of the time.

  2. I agree. I find it boring most of the time.

  3. I agree. I found it boring most at the time.

  4. I agree. I find it bore most of the time.
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Option 2 is the correct response here. 'I finding it boring..' is grammatically incorrect and 'I found it...' can not be used as the statement in question is in simple present tense.

Multiple choice

Directions: Choose the correct form of the verb and fill in the blank.

By that time, I ___________ in this college for ten years.

  1. shall be teaching

  2. shall have been teaching

  3. shall teach

  4. should be teaching
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

'By that time' indicates completion either in the time past, or at a point of time in the future. In the case of past completion, the usage will be had been teaching. In the case of future completion, the usage will be shall have been teaching.

Multiple choice

Directions: Match the two parts of a conversation.

Have you seen the movie Titanic? Do you like it?

  1. Yes, I have seen it eight times. I absolutely love it. It's a repulsive movie.

  2. Yes, I have seen it eight times. I absolutely love it. It's a bad movie.

  3. Yes, I have seen it eight times. I absolutely love it. It's an ordinary movie.

  4. Yes, I have seen it eight times. I absolutely love it. It's a magnificent movie.
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

'Magnificent' means excellent.

Multiple choice

Consider the grammar E ® E + n | E x n | n For a sentence n + n x n, the handles in the right-sentential form of the reduction are

  1. n, E + n and E + n x n

  2. n, E + n and E + E x n

  3. n, n + n and n + n x n

  4. n, E + n and E x n
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

A handle is a substring that matches the right side of a production rule and whose reduction represents one step along the reverse of a rightmost derivation. For n + n x n, the steps are: n -> F -> T -> E; then E + n -> E + F -> E + T -> E; then E x n -> E x F -> E x T -> E.