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English Grammar and Usage

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English grammar and usage form a critical component of language sections in competitive exams. This hub provides practice with fill in the blanks, prepositions, and appropriate word selection. Strong grammar skills are necessary to score well in verbal ability tests.

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English Grammar and Usage Questions

Multiple choice interrogative and exclamatory pronouns pronoun english

Choose the option that best fills in the blank:


To ___ did you write that email?

  1. who

  2. whom

  3. which

  4. what
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Since the question is asked about a person who is at the receiving end of action, here, writing emails, "whom" should be used. Hence, Option B is correct. The rest of the options do not adhere to this rule, hence incorrect. 

Multiple choice interrogative and exclamatory pronouns pronoun english

Fill in the blank with a suitable option:


_______ of these colors do you prefer?

  1. Which

  2. What

  3. Who

  4. Whom
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Since the question is asked for specific information from a restricted range of possible answers about a preferred colour, "which" should be used. Hence, Option A is correct. The rest of the options do not adhere to this rule, hence incorrect. 

Multiple choice

The ….. dresses are beautiful and colorful.

  1. women's

  2. womans'

  3. womens

  4. womens'
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

To show possession for a plural noun that does not end in s, we add an apostrophe and s. 'Women' is the plural of woman, so the possessive is 'women's'.

Multiple choice

I have never ….. that movie.

  1. seen

  2. saw

  3. see

  4. seed
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

The present perfect tense uses the past participle of the verb. The past participle of 'see' is 'seen'.

Multiple choice

My brother ….. soccer.

  1. plays

  2. play

  3. play's

  4. plays'
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

The subject my brother is third-person singular, requiring the verb to end in s in the present simple tense. Plays is the correct conjugation.

Multiple choice

Identify the mistake.

  1. The computers are in the library.

  2. They are old.

  3. They are no new.

  4. They are slow.

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

The phrase 'They are no new' is incorrect. 'No' is used before nouns, while 'not' is used to negate adjectives.

Multiple choice

How long __________ this car?

  1. do you have

  2. have you been having

  3. have you had

  4. are you having
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C Correct answer
Explanation

The verb 'have' in the sense of possession is a stative verb and is not typically used in continuous tenses. The present perfect simple 'have you had' is the correct form to ask about duration of possession.

Multiple choice

Which word is not a contraction?

  1. Donna's

  2. Wal-Mart

  3. James'

  4. all of these
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Donna's can be a contraction (Donna is), James' is a possessive, and Wal-Mart is a proper noun. Since none of these are standard contractions in the same way as 'can't' or 'won't', 'all of these' is the correct choice.

Multiple choice

Which question is correct?

  1. Is this the wallet you've been looking for?

  2. Is this the wallet who you've been looking for?

  3. Is this the wallet for that you've been looking?

  4. Is this the wallet for what you've been looking?
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Option A is the standard way to form this question. The preposition for is correctly placed at the end of the sentence, and the relative pronoun that is implied.